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Named after the botanist Karel Zois 1756 1799 Zois Bellflower

Summary: Named after the botanist Karel Zois 1756 1799 Zois Bellflower is endemic to the mountains of Slovenia and lives in limestone crevices of the high mountain belt of the Julian and Kamnik Alps It can also be found in the Italian and Austrian Alps and is thought to belong to a group of ancient plants dating as far back as the Tertiary period 26 66 million years ago Of the 3 000 species of plants growing in Slovenia 70 of them endemic this bellflower is held in particularly high regard thought to be the symbol of the Slovenian Alps and is referred to as the daughter of the Slovene mountains

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