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General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: Robert Pavlis on May 31, 2016, 01:20:02 AM

Title: Globularia nudicaulis vs G. trichosantha
Post by: Robert Pavlis on May 31, 2016, 01:20:02 AM

does anyone know how to ID these two species, and distinguish one from the other?

Title: Re: Globularia nudicaulis vs G. trichosantha
Post by: Karaba on May 31, 2016, 08:21:31 AM

As the name says, nudicaulis has no leaves on the stem (nudi = nude caulis = stem) and trichosantha has numerous small leaves. trichosantha also have stolons
See also on Flora europaea on Google books (https://books.google.fr/books?id=u8jDAoMGPd8C&pg=PA282&dq=globularia+trichosantha+flora+europaea&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-0LHv34PNAhXFCBoKHVOdDVQQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=globularia%20trichosantha%20flora%20europaea&f=false)