Coinciding with the park’s 70th anniversary, botanists working at the Babiogórski National Park, southern Poland, have been given further reason to celebrate after discovering two entirely new species of flower.
Part of the Hawksbill family, the flowers have now been named the Hieracium babiogorense, in reference to the park, and the Hieracium besseri in an apparent reference to Willibard Besser, a Polish botanist of German origin.
Writing on Facebook, the park credited the discovery to Profesor Zbigniew Szeląg before speaking of the magnitude of the find. “From a scientific point of view, this is a very important discovery,” they said.
They added: “For us, it is even more important that this happened on the 70th anniversary of the existence of the Babiogórski National Park. Hence, one of the new hawkmoths was named Hieracium babiogorense.”
Occupying a relatively small area, and hence short of endemic species to call its own, the discovery has thrilled scientists working in the region.
However, this is not the only news that has had researchers buzzing. Just recently, birdwatchers also reported spotting a velvet warbler, only the fifth such sighting ever made in Poland.
Writing on Facebook, the park credited the discovery to Profesor Zbigniew Szeląg before speaking of the magnitude of the find. “From a scientific point of view, this is a very important discovery,” they said.
They added: “For us, it is even more important that this happened on the 70th anniversary of the existence of the Babiogórski National Park. Hence, one of the new hawkmoths was named Hieracium babiogorense.”
Occupying a relatively small area, and hence short of endemic species to call its own, the discovery has thrilled scientists working in the region.
However, this is not the only news that has had researchers buzzing. Just recently, birdwatchers also reported spotting a velvet warbler, only the fifth such sighting ever made in Poland.
Source: TVP
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