''Daphne arbuscula'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the
family Thymelaeaceaecae,
native
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only to Slovakia. It is
endemic species of
Muránska planina National Park
Muránska planina National Park ( sk, Národný park Muránska planina) is one of the youngest national parks in Slovakia. The core area measures 21,318 ha and the protective belt 21,698 ha. It includes 14 smaller protected territories. The headq ...
. It grows on sunny rocky slopes and rock terraces, mostly on sites with a south or southwest exposure, on
limestone bedrock, at an altitude of 800–1300 m. It is a dwarf
evergreen shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
growing to tall and broad, with narrow dark green leaves and highly fragrant pink flowers in dense clusters in the spring.
The species is
endangered and it is protected by law in Slovakia and also by European law and the
Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. This plant has gained the
Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
The Award of Garden Merit ...
(confirmed 2017).
The Latin
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''arbuscula'' means “like a small tree”.
References
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arbuscula
Arbuscula ( lat, Arbuscŭla; d. between 54 and 35 BCE) was a woman stage performer of ancient Rome. She was a celebrated actor in pantomimes during the 1st century BCE, when most of the female parts at the time were played by men at least in traged ...
Flora of Slovakia