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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Cfred72 on October 03, 2016, 04:54:22 PM

Title: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Cfred72 on October 03, 2016, 04:54:22 PM: Hello, I have met this plant in the Swiss Alps, and wondering if it is wild or cultivated plant? It is located near a chalet altitude.

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Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Martinr on October 03, 2016, 05:27:25 PM: It's Linaria alpina by the looks of it. If it's well away from villages it is probably wild.
Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Maggi Young on October 03, 2016, 06:28:43 PM: Predictive text strikes again for Martin ;D ... it's Linaria alpina
Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Martinr on October 03, 2016, 06:37:12 PM: Looks alright to me ;)
Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Maggi Young on October 03, 2016, 06:59:43 PM: Quote from: Martinr on October 03, 2016, 06:37:12 PM
Looks alright to me ;)
swick!
Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Cfred72 on October 03, 2016, 07:12:28 PM: Thank you Martinr.
By checking the web I confirm that it is Linaria alpina that I have observed.
Title: Re: small plant of Swiss Alps
Post by: Tristan_He on October 03, 2016, 09:36:43 PM: Yes, a nice rockery plant. In nature it loves scree.