natural environment, multiple springs and emerald-green lake also drew the attention of the painter Ladislau Benesch (1845–1922). Sir Humphry Davy, the Cornish naturalist and a visitor to the area in the 19th century, wrote of it: Flora The surroundings of the spring are hospitable to plant life adapted to riparian habitats: carex, alder, and willows, and an assortment of flowering plants: Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) Bog cotton (Eriophorum angustifolium) Marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris) Marsh lousewort (Pedicularis palustris) Water crowfoot (Batrachium sp) Fauna In addition to trout, which inhabit the lakes and feed on mayfly (Ephemeroptera) and stonefly (Plecoptera) larvae, the area has several endangered species on the Red List of Endangered Animal Species of Slovenia: Common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) Viviparous lizard (Lacerta vivipara) European adder (Vipera berus) Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) Sources Decree on Declaration of Zelenci Springs as a Nature Reserve, Official Gazette nos. 53/92, 17/94, Official Gazette of Upper Carniola, no. 32/96 (Odlok o razglasitvi Zelencev za naravni rezervat, Uradni list št. 53/92, 17/94, Uradni vestnik Gorenjske, št. 32/96) Sinfo (Jan 2006) http://www.ukom.gov.si/fileadmin/ukom.gov.si/pageuploads/Sinfo/2006-januar.pdf References External links Nature reserves in Slovenia Springs of Slovenia SZelenci Municipality of Kranjska Gora Natura 2000 in Slovenia Articles containing video clips