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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: alpinelover on August 12, 2012, 08:29:43 PM
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This summer we had a holiday in North-Italy, more specifically in the little village, Mezzana in the Val di Sole, right in the mountaingroup: Adamello-Brenta.
These are some photos taken on the Stelviopass, on the first day when we ride to Mezzana.
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And some plants on the Stelviopass.
A Soldanella, but wich one? (photo 1)
Gentiana nivalis. (photo 2 and 3)
Aster alpinus (photo 4)
Nigritella nigra (photo 5)
Campanula cochleariifolia (photo 6)
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A first trip to the Brentadolomites in the village Madonna di Campligio.
The little bird is a snow finch.
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Some plants on the calcareous Brentadolomites.
Saxifraga caesia (photo 1,2 and 3)
Saxifraga oppositifolia (photo 4,5 and 6)
Myosotis alpestris (photo 7,8 and 9)
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A gentian, maybe G. acaulis? (photo 1,2,3 and 4)
Another one, G. verna? (photo 5,6,7,8 and 9)
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Myosotis alpestris (photo 1 and 2)
Armeria maritima (photo 3)
Trollius europaeus (photo 4)
Salix reticulata (photo 5)
Dryas octopetala (photo 6)
A daphne, I think it's D. striata (photo 7,8 and 9)
Anthyllis vulneraria (photo 10)
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Lots and lots of Silene acaulis. (photo 1,2,3,4 and 5)
Helianthemum nummularium (photo 6,7 and 8)
A salix (photo 9)
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If your holiday was as good as these photos, Frankie, then you must have had a wonderful time- thanksfor sharing 8) :-*
Did you rise the Stelvio Pass on your bicycles? :o :o ::)
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We had a wondefull time there, Maggi. And no, I did not rise those mountains with a bicycle, no time for that. I was there for the plants. ;)
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Linaria alpina, a great plant on a scree. (photo 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Vieuws at the threeline. (photo 5 and 6)
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Frankie, what fine plants, what remarkable places and magnificent photos! THANKS! :)
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Ranunculus alpestris. (photo 1,2,3,4 and 5)
Another ranunculaceae, I think it's Callianthemum coriandrifolium (photo 6,7 and 8)
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Great trip Frankie, I'm enjoying it.
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Frankie,
Wonderful plants and great photos.
Soldanella sp. = Soldanella pusilla
Armeria maritima (photo 3) = Armeria alpina
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Lovely images, Frankie ... many thanks for posting.
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Frankie,
Wonderful plants and great photos.
Soldanella sp. = Soldanella pusilla
Armeria maritima (photo 3) = Armeria alpina
Thanks Franz for the help.
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A second excursion took us to the nearby village Peio, situated in the Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio. Here you can take a cable car up to the height of 3,000 m. The nearby Monte Vioz is 3645 m high.
An impression of the enviroment.
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Ranunculus glacialis on a height of 3000 m. (foto 1,2,3 and 4)
Leucanthemopsis alpina. (foto 5,6,7 and 8)
Veronica bellidioides. (foto 9 and 10)
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Saxifraga bryoides (foto 1,2 and 3)
Primula glutinosa (foto 4)
Geum reptans (foto 5 and 6)
Achillea moschata (foto 7 and 8)
Doronicumspecies (foto 9 and 10)
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Lovely pictures, Frankie.
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Thanks Cliff.
Rhododendron ferrugineum (foto 1)
Pinguicula (foto 2)
A Cerastium (foto 3 and 4)
Aconitum napellus (foto 5)
Campanula barbata (foto 6)
Campanula scheuchzeri (foto 7)
Thymus serpyllum (foto 8)
Nigritella nigra (foto 9)
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Some fabulous pictures Frankie - yet another place on my 'must visit' list.
(The Pinguicula is Pinguicula leptoceras I believe)
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And for the serious drivers out there here is another view of the Stelvio,and no its not my mini,but hopefully next year..............l
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The Stelvio features in the great bike races - if you think it's taxing in a car, imagine what it must be like on a bike - going up or down! :o 8)
Just checked the stats ........Over 24 kms long, up over 1800m ..... all those hairpins, more than two dozen........ phew!!
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Some animals,
Decticus verrucivorus. (photo 1)
Argynnis paphia (photo 2)
Lacerta vivipara (photo 3 and 4)
Vipera berus (photo 5)
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Between the mountains, Adamella and Presanella, there is the Val Genova with a nice waterfall: Cascata di Nardis.
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Some plants around the waterfall:
Hepatica nobilis. (photo 1 and 2)
Digitalis lutea. (photo 3)
Euphrasia (photo 4 and 5)
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (photo 6)
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Something fascinating about waterfalls, isn't there?
Plants, animals, scenery and sunshine.... Frankie you're bringing it all to us, thank you!
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Frankie,
thanks for your report, enjoy it. The Vipera berus looks a bit weird.
Was it dead or old skin peeling off ?
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Something fascinating about waterfalls, isn't there?
Plants, animals, scenery and sunshine.... Frankie you're bringing it all to us, thank you!
You're welcome, Maggi.
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Frankie,
thanks for your report, enjoy it. The Vipera berus looks a bit weird.
Was it dead or old skin peeling off ?
He was dead, Armine.
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A pity it was dead. Any idea what could have killed it?
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A pity it was dead. Any idea what could have killed it?
I have no idea, Armin.
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The next trek takes us back to a calcareous area in the Dolomites, namely the Catinaccio. This is a narrow mountain range that is characterized by the very narrow peaks like fingers pointing upwards, also the Torri del Vaiolet called. The many bizarre rock formations provide a special atmosphere.
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Some plants in the area.
Papaver rhaeticum (photo 1,2 and 3)
Achillea clavennae (photo 4,5 and 6)
Potentilla nitida (photo 7 and 8)
Erigeron uniflorus (photo 9)
Campanula scheuchzeri (photo 10)
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Saxifraga azoides (photo 1, 2,3, 4 and 5 )
Saxifraga caesia (photo 6,7,8 and 9)
Saxifraga caesia and Phyteuma sieberi (photo 10)
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Phyteuma sieberi (photo 1)
Pedicularis rostratocapitata (photo 2 and 3)
Campanula cochlearifolia (photo 4,5,6 and 7)
Gypsophila repens (photo 8,9 and 10)
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Horminium pyrenaicum (photo 1)
Paederota bonarota (photo 2 and 3)
Aconitum vulparia (photo 4)
Arenaria ciliata (photo 5)
Galiumspecies ? (photo 6)
Parnassia palustris (photo 7, 8 ,9 and 10)
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A big bonzai on the meadows (photo 1)
Aconitum vulparia (photo 2)
Aconitum napellus (photo 3)
Dianthus superbus (photo 4)
Lilium martagon (photo 5,6,7 and 8)
Phyteuma ovatum (photo 9 and 10)
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Cirsium eristhales. (photo 1 and 2)
Cirsium helenoides. (photo 3 and 4)
Veratrum album (photo 5 and 6)
Dactylorhiza, I think maculata (photo 7)
Gymnadenia conopsea (photo 8,9 and 10)
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Super images Frankie,
I love alpine meadows and its great diversity.
I agree the phyteuma is 8)
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Excellent ,
A good path(travel) in the mountains....I love Alpines and mountains treeking
strongly next vacation to return !!! :'(
Someone have seen my litlle post ? >> http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9544.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9544.0) .....Alpines in my Holidays..Follow the guide
alpinelover, with this pseudo ..i hope you can help me for my "germination project" ?
You know this one, it's a plant i have seen near "Col de la madelaine" ?
It"s an allium or tulip ?..Allium i think but.... ???
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-00jj9kjJbvY/T_suJFA1IkI/AAAAAAAAANk/7k3o52RKT28/s512/DSC09523.JPG)
See you later Mr alpinelover !
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Allium victorialis
some of the pictures in the Forum:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2017.msg53394#msg53394 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2017.msg53394#msg53394)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3874.msg102422#msg102422 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=3874.msg102422#msg102422)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5513.msg153709#msg153709 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5513.msg153709#msg153709)
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Thank's Maggie
Everywhere you are ;) and with a good respons !
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A next trip goes to the passo Gavia, a great place to be.
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Some plants on the passo Gavia.
Aster alpinus (photo 1 en 2)
Achillea moschata (photo 3)
Campanula barbata (photo 4)
A phyteumaspecies (photo 5,6 and 7)
An arenaria, I think it's A. ciliata (photo 8 and 9)
Doronicumspecies. (photo 10)
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Saxifraga bryoides. (photo 1)
Cirsium spinosissimum (photo 2,3 and 4)
Primula glutinosa (photo 5,6,7 and 8)
Saxifraga stellaris (photo 9)
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Lacerta vivipara (photo 3 and 4)
Vipera berus (photo 5)
Not Lacerta (Zootoca), but Podarcis, most likely muralis. And the snake looks Coronella to me, definetely not a viper :)
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You're right, Panu. Thanks. About the snake, I couldn't ask, he was already dead. ;)
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On the passo Gavia, a lot of Soldanella pusilla.
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Ranunculus glacialis. (photo 1,2 and 3)
Gentiana punctata (photo 4)
Saxifraga paniculata (photo 5)
Aconitum napellus (photo 6)
Gentiana verna?? (photo 7,8,9 and 10)