Cochlearia tatrae, the Tatra scurvy-grass, is a flowering plant of the genus Cochlearia in the family Brassicaceae. The plant is endemic to and named after the Tatra Mountains, which in northern Slovakia and southern Poland.[1] [2]
The plant blooms from April to September.
The species is a subnival (upper alpine dwarf scrub) and alpine plant. It is found in moist rock scree and crevices, and around springs and streams.
In Poland the plant is restricted to a dozen sites in the Morskie Oko Lake area of the High Tatra Mountains, at 1595m-2390mm (5,233feet-7,840feetm) in elevation. The population is estimated at 600 individuals. In Slovakia the populations are found in thirty sites, at elevations up to 2605m (8,547feet). It is found on Mięguszowiecki Szczyt Mountain (Slovak: Veľký Mengusovský štít),[3] which is on the Slovak-Polish border.
Cochlearia tatrae is an IUCN Red List vulnerable species.