Another trip in South America by forum friends

[Maggi Young]

Ger van den Bauken and his wife Mariet have lead a number of tours in South America - some of which have been
advertised  in the forum or reported in the SRGC Journal etc.   Ger,  well-connected  with the Dutch RGC -the  NRV - is a popular speaker  in the UK as well, and is also known for the plants he propagates and sells - mostly  tricky little cushions!

A number of SRGC  members and forumists  have just enjoyed a tremendous  trip with Ger and Mariet . Trond Hoy was also on this trip and shares his memories  in this thread : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15912.0

Elisabeth Zander  has kindly  allowed me to post  a selection of her photos  to the forum.

This trip began a little before the AGS trip that Richard Green and Martin Sheader  have just been on and which is shown in this  thread by Richard: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15889.0

There may be some photos  without identification of the plants - which I hope others will "fill in" !
The photos may not always appear in  correct time order for the trip , so do not  get too caught up in the "where and when " of the pictures 


An auspicious start of the Patagonian adventure — with Ger van den Beuken on 21st November


Arjona patagonica


Junellia tridactylites


large clump of Pterocactus australis


Pterocactus australis

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Alstroemeria patagonica


Olsynium junceum


Adesmia boronioides


Phacelia secunda


Adesmia villosa

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Polygala santacruzensis


the search party at work


 pinker form of  Junellia tridactylites


El Calafate sign


Wall art

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view to distant mountains


dessert - remember, these are mostly  SRGC members - food is VERY important!!


The Group aligned


Roadside/pavement planting


City scape

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calafate -  Adesmia boronioides


Polygala santacruzensis- buds opening
 

Schinus patagonicus



Vicia magellanica


Alstroemeria patagonica

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In the city


The pterocactus near the roadbank of Baya Redonda


another dessert!


the glacier - November 23rd


Saxifraga magellanica

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The Perito Moreno glacier  - named  in  honour of the surveyor Francisco P.Moreno who worked for the binational Chile Argentina commission laying out the border between the countries.


Alstroemeria everywhere


Calceolaria look good in Patagonia


Primula magellanica - small and delicious


Oxalis enneaphylla

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Adesmia aphanantha, a wonderful tiny flowered adesmia.


Resting tonight in the shadow of Fitzroy, 24th Nov.


Pterocactus australis 24th nov


Austrocactus bertinii


Scutellaria nummulariifolia

 

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Mulguraea ligustrina


group searching roadside


cameras in action


Mulguraea ligustrina - this plant used to be known as a Junellia


small hairy native

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Astragalus - probably  A.cruckshanksii


Moschopsis rosulata - a member of the Calyceraceae. Often mistaken for a rosulate viola when not in flower.


 Leucheri leontopodioides, usually opens December.


Oxalis loricata, a scree specialist.


 Nassauvia lagascae globosa

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Tristagma nivala f. australe, the southernmost true bulb.


Nassauvia pygmaea in bud, opens to white flowers.


long scree slope - Elisabeth reports  "I did not get all the way to the top for the view. There were too many plants to find hidden in the rockery."


orchid - Chloraea alpina


 a nice Bacharis.... maybe  B. patagonica

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 On the riverbank we were stunned by a crowd of Calceolaria uniflora


 Nassauvia magellanica


Holding back the glacier field - Fitzroy

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 Another view of Fitzroy


Ourisia ruelloides


goodbye Fitzroy - with Elisabeth


red gorse Anarthrophyllum desideratum


 strange plants - Fabiana clump?

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Petunia patagonica


Marcela Ferreyra was really happy to find this petunia


A small oxalis growing near the petunias


petunias  came in all colours from light to dark


 more petunias!

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 Petunia colours yellow inside, purple out


 Elisabeth says "  My personal favorite was Junellia patagonia. Hard cushions with flowers that turn hot pink."


Adesmia aphanantha, steppe roadside plant.


work session - what have we seen?


Sue Booker and Anne Speigel - with photographically broken legs!  Elisabeth herself twisted an ankle early  in the trip - it didn't slow her down much though!!