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Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth, syn: Polystichum lobatum (Huds.) Chevall.Hard Shield-fern, DE: Gelappter SchildfarnSlo.: bodea podlesnicaDat.: Oct. 5. 2015Lat.: 46.37040 Long.: 13.73188Code: Bot_917/2015_DSC9210Habitat: riparian mixed forest, Salix eleagnos, Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately steep mountain slope, northwest aspect; calcareous, ground; in shade, high air humidity; partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies; elevation 560 m (1.850 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: forest soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley, left bank of river Soa, between the Soa trail and the river, slightly downstream of Maselc farm house, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comment: Polystichum aculeatum is mainly a montane fern and quite common in the Upper Soa river region. It grows in the whole Alpine belt and almost in all other European mountains. The plant is tolerant regarding nutrients and chemical properties of the soil. It only moderately prefers calcareous ground and humid environment. Its winter resistant, shiny leaves can be easily found during winter months. Characteristic trait are large and abundant brown scales on its stems, particularly at their baseRef.:(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 241.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 101. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1,2,3., Haupt (2004), p 92.(4) B. Marbach, C.Kainz, Moose, Farne und Flechten, BLV (2002), p 24.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Western Australia, Australia
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Burra, Queensland, Australia
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Dog Valley ivesia, Ivesia aperta var. canina, Sierra Nevada, Peavine Mountain, Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, elevation 1935 m (6350 ft).This rare species is found only in a small area of northeastern California and adjacent western Nevada. These photos are from the only Nevada occurrence. Also visible is Artemisia arbuscula (low sagebrush).
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Late in the season, Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum dons a distinctly different look. Synonyms include Geum macrophyllum subsp. perincisum, Geum macrophyllum var. rydbergii, Geum perincisum, Geum oregonense and others. It is a member of the Rose family and is distributed over most of the western United States through the extreme North Central Midwest to Michigan, and from Greenland to Alaska. More often it grows in the shade, although here it was completely exposed.Sept 24, 2014, Salt Lake County, somewhat damp meadows, Silver Lake area, Brighton, Utah, approx. 8735 ft..
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Maichingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
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Confirmed by the Hong Kong Herbarium on October 11, 2011, this is a Millettia speciosa. Photo taken on Sai Shan, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.
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Stelis psilantha in Monteverde, Costa Rica
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Crepis aurea (L.) Cass.Golden Hawk's-beard, DE: Gold-Pippau, RinderblumeSlo.: zlati dimekDat.: June 30. 2009Lat.: 46.40986 Long.: 13.43712Code: Bot_359/2009_DSC0943Habitat: mountain grassland, pasture; slightly inclined mountain slope, locally almost flat terrain; south aspect; calcareous, nutrients rich ground; dry, sunny, open place; exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 3-4 deg C, elevation 1.510 m (4.950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: 'Pecol' Plateau, north of the parking place at the end of the access road to the plateau, south of Mt. Monta (Mt. Montassio), 2.753 m (9.033 feet) mountain group, West Julian Alps, Friuli, Italy EC. Comment: Crepis aurea, sometimes climbing well above 2.000 m elevation, is a wonderful and dominant player in the colorful orchestra of flowers growing on mountain pastures. Its dominant colors of fire and gold are unique among species of genus Crepis. The heads can have up to 3.5 cm in diameter. There is only one similarly looking and colored plant growing in mountain grassland and that is Hieracium aurantiacum = Pilosella aurantiaca. But it can be easily distinguished from Crepis aurea since it has a few heads of orange flowers grouped on top of each stalk, while Crepis aurea carries only a single one on each stalk. Otherwise, numerous species of genus Crepis (about 30 growing in Slovenia) are mostly yellow and not always easy to be distinguished. In addition, numerous similarly looking species of genera Hieracium, (hawkweeds) Taraxacum (dandelions), Leontodon (hawkbits) and others often make proper determination of these plants of the family Asteracaea (daisy family) quite a challenge.Growing scattered among other plants of picturesque mountain grassland; hundreds of plants present on botanically extraordinary rich plateau of Pecol.Ref.:(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 954.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovenian), p 703. (3) L. Fenaroli, Flora delle Alpi, Vegetazione e flora delle Alpi e degle altri monti d'Italia (1971), p 270.(4) T. Wraber, 2 x Sto alpskih rastlin na Slovenskem (2x 100 Alpine Plants of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Preernova druba (2006) (in Slovenian), p 195.
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spring break 2014
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Estepa sur de Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa)Familia: LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE)Distribucin: Se distribuye por el W de la cuenca Mediterrnea, estando centrada su distribucin en la Pennsula Ibrica por su mitad oriental. En Aragn aparece distribuida por todo su territorio, aunque falta en el Alto Pirineo y es escasa en la mitad S de Teruel.Hbitat: Forma parte de matorrales y tomillares aclarados, claros de pinares, etc., en ambientes de encinar, sabinar o quejigar. Secundariamente coloniza ramblas, eriales, mrgenes de caminos, etc., sobre todo tipo de sustratos, secos y soleados.Preferencia edfica: Indiferente. Prefiere sustratos calizos o margosos.Rango altitudinal: 90- 1000 ( 1600 ) mFloracin: Abril - JulioForma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Botanic Gardens, Sydney.