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KrkonKrkonošeoše

Czech Protected Areas Czech Protected Areas

Krkonoše Krkonoše NPNP (The Giant Mountains National (The Giant Mountains National

Park)Park)

Unique Unique floflorraa of KRNAP of KRNAP

The natural botanical The natural botanical ““gardens“ of the Giant gardens“ of the Giant

MountainsMountains places with remarkable mixture of the plant-life of places with remarkable mixture of the plant-life of

the whole range of the Giant Mountains vegetation the whole range of the Giant Mountains vegetation zoneszones

these places are deep, rocky corries found at the these places are deep, rocky corries found at the end of mountain valleys, they are known as glacial end of mountain valleys, they are known as glacial cirquescirques

some of them are connected with legends and some of them are connected with legends and myths, i.e. Krakonošova zahradka (Krakonoš´s myths, i.e. Krakonošova zahradka (Krakonoš´s garden), Čertova zahradka (Devil´s garden)garden), Čertova zahradka (Devil´s garden)

there are more than 30 such spotsthere are more than 30 such spots some of the best-known are Úpská jáma, Studniční some of the best-known are Úpská jáma, Studniční

jámy, Labské jámy, Kotelní jámy, on the Polish side, jámy, Labské jámy, Kotelní jámy, on the Polish side, Śnieźne Kotły, Kotły Małego I Wielkiego Stawu and Śnieźne Kotły, Kotły Małego I Wielkiego Stawu and Kocioł ŁomniczkiKocioł Łomniczki

Krakonoš´s garden Krakonoš´s garden – in the upper part of the – in the upper part of the

glacial cirque „Úpská jáma“glacial cirque „Úpská jáma“

Sněžka and Úpská jámaSněžka and Úpská jáma

Sněžné jámySněžné jámy

Kotelní jámyKotelní jámy

The endemic species of the The endemic species of the Giant MountainsGiant Mountains

species which cannot be found anywhere species which cannot be found anywhere else in the worldelse in the world

they evolved through unique biological they evolved through unique biological processes during the long period of isolation processes during the long period of isolation of the highest ridges of the Giant Mountainsof the highest ridges of the Giant Mountains

notable species include almost thirty species notable species include almost thirty species of hawkweed, the Basalt Musky Saxifrage, of hawkweed, the Basalt Musky Saxifrage, the Bohemian Bellflower, and especially the the Bohemian Bellflower, and especially the Sudetic Rowan – the most remarkable Sudetic Rowan – the most remarkable endemic species of the Giant Mountainsendemic species of the Giant Mountains

Sudetic Rowan Sudetic Rowan (Sorbus (Sorbus sudetica)sudetica)

Hawkweed sp.Hawkweed sp.(Hieracium (Hieracium albinum)albinum)

Bohemian Bellflower Bohemian Bellflower (Campanula bohemica)(Campanula bohemica)

Glacial relicts of the Giant Glacial relicts of the Giant MountainsMountains

the oldest living memorial to the history of the the oldest living memorial to the history of the Giant MountainsGiant Mountains

flora and fauna reminding us of the distant Ice flora and fauna reminding us of the distant Ice AgeAge

preservation, immigration and evolution of new preservation, immigration and evolution of new species have been facilitated particularly in the species have been facilitated particularly in the cirques, the “armchair-shaped” hollows with cirques, the “armchair-shaped” hollows with steep headwalls, which developed from by snow steep headwalls, which developed from by snow aptch erosion, avalanche action and glacial aptch erosion, avalanche action and glacial erosionerosion

glacial relicts: Lady´s Mantle (glacial relicts: Lady´s Mantle (Alchemilla Alchemilla nebulosanebulosa), Arctic Saxifrage, Cloudberry, the ), Arctic Saxifrage, Cloudberry, the sedge sedge Carex magellanicaCarex magellanica, Lapland Willow, , Lapland Willow, Sudetic Lousewort, Twin Flower and Lindberg Sudetic Lousewort, Twin Flower and Lindberg Bog MossBog Moss

Arctic Saxifrage Arctic Saxifrage (Saxifraga (Saxifraga nivalis)nivalis)

Cloudberry (Rubus Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)chamaemorus)

Dwarf Willow Dwarf Willow (Salix (Salix herbacea)herbacea)

Lapland Willow Lapland Willow (Salix (Salix lapponum)lapponum)

Sudetic Lousewort Sudetic Lousewort (Pedicularis (Pedicularis sudetica)sudetica)

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