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General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 07:54:49 AM

Title: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 07:54:49 AM

Hi everybody !

As promised, some alpines from here - the Retezat (Mountains) National Park, Southern Carpathians, 2500 m max. altitude.
They are, in my opinion:

Campanula cervicaria
Hypericum maculatum
Phyteuma vagneri
Gentiana acaulis
Geum montanum
Homogyne alpina
Campanula alpina
Doronicum columnae
Gentiana punctata
Rhododendron myrtifolium

Greetings everybody,

Mike

PS. These are known ones. Some unknown / unsure ones will follow.  ;)

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: arisaema on July 23, 2010, 07:59:16 AM

Great pictures, I love the gentians! What's in IMG_5945_1.jpg?

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:08:22 AM

Some more alpines...

Vicia sylvatica
Digitalis grandiflora
Inula britannica
Caltha laeta
Phyteuma orbiculare
Vaccinium myrtillus
Pulsatilla alba (micrantha)
Trollius europaeus
Sedum alpestre

Mikey

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:10:12 AM

It is a Homogyne alpina, afaik.

Mikey

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:14:29 AM

PS. Where can we post - on this forum - and seek identification help photos of plants that are NOT alpines ?
Is this section very rigorous ?...

Mike

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:29:15 AM

Now for the unknowns. As I said, the photos are from the Retezat National Park, Southern Carpathians, Romania, above 2000 m.

Greetings,

Mikey

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: daveyp1970 on July 23, 2010, 09:16:44 AM

fantastic pics Mike,what plant is image 6311_1

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: majallison on July 23, 2010, 09:31:12 AM

Quote from: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:29:15 AM

Now for the unknowns. As I said, the photos are from the Retezat National Park, Southern Carpathians, Romania, above 2000 m.

Greetings,

Mikey

Senecio, Thalictrum, Ranunculus, Saxifraga?, Plantago, Veronica, Ericaceae sp, Scutellaria (or Pedicularis)?, Sedum

My guesses

Malcolm

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: Maggi Young on July 23, 2010, 10:16:15 AM

Quote from: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 08:14:29 AM

PS. Where can we post - on this forum - and seek identification help photos of plants that are NOT alpines ?
Is this section very rigorous ?...

Mike

You can post them here, Mikey. I will merge all your Romanian plant pix in th a single topic.

Please put the names of the plants, where you know them, in the text of  each post.
You can go back to a post to add the names by clicking on the "modify" button at each post.

Cheers, 8)
 Maggi

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 01:19:00 PM

Thanx Davey, I posted the names beside the photos.

Cheers,

Mikey

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: MikeValenti on July 23, 2010, 01:23:05 PM

Quote from: majallison on July 23, 2010, 09:31:12 AM

Senecio, Thalictrum, Ranunculus, Saxifraga?, Plantago, Veronica, Ericaceae sp, Scutellaria (or Pedicularis)?, Sedum

My guesses

Malcolm

Thanx Malcolm, the families are OK, I guess, but I'd like the complete name, if possible.

Mikey

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: Ragged Robin on July 23, 2010, 06:28:39 PM

Great to see your photos from Romania Mike - they are all lovely in their habitat and Homogyne alpina is really special, thanks :D

Title: Re: Alpines from Romania
Post by: cohan on July 27, 2010, 07:21:57 PM

lots of great stuff--always nice to see another area..
the presumed plantago is very interesting..sedums too..