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General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: Emily on July 24, 2016, 04:03:13 PM

Title: ID of alpine plant
Post by: Emily on July 24, 2016, 04:03:13 PM

Hi, is anyone able to ID this plant please? Found at 2300m in the Italian Dolomites on damp ground where a snow patch had recently melted, early July. Thanks!

Title: Re: ID of alpine plant
Post by: Growild on July 24, 2016, 05:20:17 PM

Hi Emily, this is a Butterbur (Petasites)

Title: Re: ID of alpine plant
Post by: Emily on July 24, 2016, 05:27:41 PM

Great, thanks Lisa!

Title: Re: ID of alpine plant
Post by: Martinr on July 24, 2016, 05:30:01 PM

At the only point in its life when it looks nice!