Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: dragnil on October 23, 2016, 11:03:06 AM
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Hello, this is my first visit and I'm primarily a bird photographer - but I can't ignore the rest of nature when I'm out. I hope you might help identify these 5 images so I can catalogue them properly.
No 1 is the most distant and was taken in Cuba in February.
No 2 was in the Hecho valley in the Spanish Pyrenees in May.
No 3 was also in May as we crossed to the French side, it was at the Col du Pourtalet at about 1800 m amsl.
No 4 was in the same general area as 3 but a little lower.
No 5 was was on the east coast of Sicily again May.
I'm no botanist and I've learned in other forums that when I ask, "Is it A or B?" the answer is usually "C" so I'll say nothing except to ask if the blue ones are some sort of gentian? I'm grateful for any help you might offer.
David
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The first one is Bletia purpurea, and I think the second picture is of Anacamptis pyramidalis. The third and fourth photos look like Gentiana verna. The last one is a Silene, possibly Silene colorata.
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Definitely Gentiana verna; and Silene of course - double check the species with Flora Iberica/ Flora of Aragon.
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Thanks to you both for such swift replies. Now I know what to search on I can see what features lead to the identification - thanks again, I can tidy up my image collection now.