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Kees Jan

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Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« on: November 20, 2010, 05:17:01 PM »
Here are some pics of saxifrages in the wild. This entry is from Italy.

Sax. marginata and the annual Sax. tridactylites, Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula, Italy
Saxifraga tridactylites, Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula, Italy
Saxifraga rotundifolia, Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula, Italy
Saxifraga rotundifolia, Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula, Italy
Saxifraga rotundifolia, Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula, Italy
Saxifraga bulbifera
Saxifraga granulata
Saxifraga granulata - unusual form with hairs on the petals, near the town of Monte Sant'Angelo, Gargano Peninsula
Saxifraga marginata (Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula)
Saxifraga bulbifera

More pics from this trip at http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/Europe/Italy-Naples-to-Gargano-spring/
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2010, 06:03:31 PM »
Here is a final picture from Italy: Saxifraga paniculata ssp. paniculata in bud (Monte Sant'Angelo, Amalfi Peninsula)
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2010, 12:15:32 AM »
great plants in wonderful settings! looking forward to more...

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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2010, 10:25:46 PM »
Here are a few more, from Sout America this time. This is S. magellanica, photographed in Patagonia, Argentina. It grows on the cliffs behind the Araucaria araucana trees (last picture)

http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/North-and-South-America/Patagonia-January-2010/
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2010, 10:04:49 AM »
Kees, these are wonderful images of saxifrages in the wild in their native landscape. I like the hairy petaled Saxifraga  especially  :)
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2010, 10:08:44 AM »
Yes, that S. granulata is very interesting. Also the green venation on the petals. Nice memories of Amalfi!!! It is a pity that we had no time for wandering around those cliffs  :( It seems that it could have been fascinating.
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2010, 05:19:09 PM »
And moving on to North America: here is Micranthes (syn. Saxifraga) tolmiei photographed in Crater Lake NP last summer. This is a very distinct species with unusual succulent leaves.

More pics of the Saxifragaceae are to be found at http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/North-and-South-America/Pacif-NW-Time-corrected/ (saxifrage family can be selected by searching on Saxifragaceae, using the search tool)
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2010, 06:09:21 PM »
Looked at all your pictures with interest! Saxifraga is one of my favorite genera of flowering plants. Although I grow some in my garden I like the wild ones best.
Here's a few from the Mountains here.
1 -3 Saxifraga aizoides (different colours)
4 Saxifraga cespitosa with a butterfly
5 Saxifraga stellaris
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2010, 08:06:16 PM »
Interesting colour form of S. aizoides  :), in the European Alps yellow forms seem to be much more common. Also an interesting habitat with Betula nana.
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2011, 09:16:15 PM »
This topic deserves to be revisited ...

Saxifraga seguieri in the Dolomites
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2011, 01:10:28 PM »
Terrific shot Cliff :)
Don't ever remember seeing that when we were there. Don't need exact location but where did you find it?
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2011, 01:50:00 PM »
Hi buddy,
We have only seen it a couple of times, once at Falzarego and once, where these images were captured, on the rocks near the Mausoleum.

Love to Kentucky!!!
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #12 on: June 26, 2011, 06:27:10 AM »
Being obsessed with Sax we had to make the pilgrimage to La Brigue in  the Roya Valley to see the S. cochlearis and then to Col de Tende to see the S. callosa "Bellardii".
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« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2011, 07:57:18 PM »
Adrian Young suggested we climb to the Col Lacroix to find Saxifraga valdensis.  It was easy to find on the cliffs at the pass together with lots of other fine plants. 
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Re: Pictures of saxifrages in the wild
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2011, 11:36:46 PM »
I wonder how far and wide the seed is distributed, of S. callosa? One might expect colonies hundreds of feet below those cliffs. ::)
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