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Aconitum lamarckii (Rchb.), syn.: Aconitum lycoctonum ssp. ranunculifolium (Rchb.) Schinz & Keller, several othersSlo.:ozkoeladasta preobjeda, zlatina preobjedaDat.: Aug. 22. 2013Lat.: 46.44202 Long.: 13.64486Code: Bot_745/2013_DSC7600Habitat: stony alpine grassland in a large snow valley, almost flat terrain; calcareous ground with some acid rock; open place, full sun, moist place; exposed to direct rain, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C,elevation 1970 m (6.500 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil among rocks.Place: Mt. Mangart's flats region, in the largest snow valley west of the top of Mt. Mangart, 2.679 m (8.787 feet), East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comment: The plants of the genus Aconitum (all of them are very poisonous) growing in Slovenia are tall and very beautiful. When in bloom, it is impossible to overlook their inflorescences in various shades of yellow, blue and violet. But, determination to species level is not always simple, particularly not among yellow ones. The plants growing on Mangart flats are taxonomically very interesting. Aconitum lamarckii is a species name around which there are several ambiguities. Flora Alpina (Ref.:(2)) considers A. lamarckii a synonym of A. lycoctonum ssp. neapolitanum, A. ranunculifolium and two other names. Flora Helvetica (Ref.:(3)) considers it as a valid name and adds the synonym name A. pyrenaicum. Ref.:(4) (with probably the most elaborated taxonomy description in my reach) states in addition the name A. lycoctonum ssp. ranunculifolium. Unfortunately, the plants growing on Mangart flats do not correspond well to the descriptions behind these names. The ground leaf segments should be linear and very narrow. It is evidently from the pictures that they are not. Also the plants photographed almost never have branched inflorescences. In addition, the inflorescences are much denser than expected. The Ref.:(1) therefore rightly states: " ...the systematics of yellow blooming Aconitum species is still very unclear ...".Growing in a large group of more than hundred flowering plants.Ref.:(1) T. Wraber, 2 x Sto alpskih rastlin na Slovenskem, (Two times of hundred alpine plants of Slovenia), Preernova druba (2006) (in Slovene), p 39.(2) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1., Haupt (2004), p 130.(3) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 108.(4) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora sterreich Liechtenstein, Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 271.(5) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 127.
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Ranunculus gunnianus (tufted buttercup) going to seed on the edge of a Dracophyllum minimum cushion. Hill 3, Moonlight Ridge, Southwest National Park, Tasmania.
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Red Lodge, Montana, United States
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Aquilegia atrata Koch, syn.: Aquilegia vulgaris subsp. atrata (W. D. J. Koch) Nyman, Aquilegia vulgaris var. atroviolacea Av-Lall.Family: RanunculaceaeEN: Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Lions Herb, DE: Schwartzviolette Akelei, Dunkle AkeleiSlo.: rnikastovijolina orlica Dat.: April 27. 2007Lat.: 46.25557 Long.: 13.46723Code: Bot_0182/2007_DSC6748Habitat: overgrown former grassland among bushes and scattered trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; partly in shade; elevation 490 m (1.600 feet); average precipitations 2.600-3.000 mm/year, average temperature 9-10 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: 'Breginski kot' valley, above the main road from town Kobarid to Breginj, between villages Borjana and Stanovie, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC.Comment: As explained in my post about Aquilegia nigricans, the determination of species within Aquilegia vulgaris / atrata / nigricans group is not an easy task in many cases. Intermediate forms are very common. With this find short glandular hairs on flower petioles, narrow bracts and quite dark color of the flowers, which doesn't show bluish tint but rather brown ones speak in favor of Aquilegia atrata. The shape of the second order leaflets appears mostly ovate (inverse egg-shaped), however, many seem also cuneate (with wedge-shaped basis), which pertains to Aquilegia nigricans. Therefore, my determination may not be completely accurate.Ref.:(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 267.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 147. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 1,2., Haupt (2004), p 186.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 142.
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Ranunculus acris L.RanunculaceaeVall del riu Duran, Meranges, Baixa Cerdanya, Catalunya28-VI-10Prado higrfilo
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Image of a plant in cultivation
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Native to the mountains of Central and South America. Photo from the 4000 m. level in the paramo of Chimborazo Mountain, Ecuador.
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United States
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1960, 24. Nov./13. Dez. Blumen. Asiatische Trollblume (Trollius asiaticus)
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Summerfields Wood, Hastings
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
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Villa Elisa, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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2008.10.04: Austria, Vienna XXII. district, 154 m AMSL, heath (Lobau Heisslnde).Flowering in june/july and depending on weather till september: fruits/habitat (on Crataegus monogyna).Very common in lower lying regions wherever there are bushes or trees to climb.German names: Gewhnlich-Waldrebe, Weisse Waldrebe, Weissrebe, Herrgottsbart.
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1976, 17. Nov. Blumen des Kaukasus.Olympische Akelei (Aquilegia olympica)
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Double Primrose Yellow Hellebore (Helleborus hybrid) in cultivation in Ballan, Victoria, Australia. Photographed on 26 August 2011.This is a cultivated hybrid Hellebore - probably a hybrid between the Helleborus orientalis group and another species. It is commonly called "Helleborus X hybridus" in the trade.
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Guthega, New South Wales, Australia
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Macoun's buttercupRanunculaceae (Buttercup family)Range: native to North America (USA, Canada) except for the northeast and southeastern areasPhoto: near Cook Park, Tigard on the wet banks of the Tualatin River
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North Carolina, United States
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