The alpine clematis ( Clematis alpina L., Ranunculaceae) is a liana growing in mountain regions of northern Eurasia. In the European Alpine region, where the subspecies C. alpina subsp. alpina occurs, a few populations are isolated from the main range in the peripheral north-western Prealps, a relatively understudied but biogeographically important region. It has been shown that such edge populations could potentially contain...

The Calamagrostis stricta (Poaceae) species complex is a circumpolar, boreo-arctic and montane taxon that includes numerous subspecies and varieties. The recent discovery of Calamagrostis lonana in the Alps calls for a thorough assessment of relationships within C. stricta . The main aim of our study was to elucidate the phylogenetic position, genetic structure and ploidy level of C. lonana , as compared to the other members o...

Cliffs are remarkable environments that enable the existence of microclimates. These small, isolated sites, decoupled from the regional macroclimate, play a significant role in maintaining species biodiversity, particularly in topographically homogeneous landscapes. Our study investigated the microclimate of south‐exposed forests situated at the edge of sandstone cliffs in the western part of the North Alpine Foreland Basin in...