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NZ field trips - December 2010
« on: December 07, 2010, 09:16:16 PM »
Ranunculus haastii - Jewell of the Southern Alps! :o :o :o
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2010, 09:20:24 PM »
What pictures , Doug, and what plants! Superb! 8)
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2010, 09:24:07 PM »
Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth :P
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2010, 09:26:04 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on December 07, 2010, 09:24:07 PM
Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth :P
Yes, 'Ranunculus' will be hyperventilating again... but, to be fair, anyone could get excited with buttercups like these, I reckon
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2010, 09:47:13 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on December 07, 2010, 09:26:04 PM
Quote from: David Nicholson on December 07, 2010, 09:24:07 PM
Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth :P
Yes, 'Ranunculus' will be hyperventilating again... but, to be fair, anyone could get excited with buttercups like these, I reckon

'Be still my knocking knees'!!!!  Glory, glory be!!!!   ;D ;D ;D
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2010, 10:08:09 PM »
Be careful of those palpitations Cliff. ;D
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2010, 01:39:14 AM »
Some more Ranunculus - R monroi and R enysii
Psychrophila obtusa in the fog
Polystichum cystostegia
Celmisia angustifolia
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2010, 02:06:05 AM »
Wahlenbergia albomarginata
Myosotis australis
Epilobium pycnostachyum
Chionohebe pulvinaris
Hebe haastii
The foliage alone makes you desire R haastii!
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2010, 02:46:28 AM »
OMG, Ranunculus haastii is utterly fantastic!  Doug, I lust for all of these NZ alpines you show, but make special mention of Polystichum cystostegia and Epilobium pycnostachyum :o :o :o :o :o  You are right of course, I'd be happy just being able to grow leaves on a plant like R. haastii.  Can't wait to see more. 
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2010, 07:19:02 AM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 07, 2010, 10:08:09 PM
Be careful of those palpitations Cliff. ;D

What ... at my age Lesley ... more like barely discernible pulses!    :D :D :D :-*
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2010, 10:00:49 AM »
Lovely photos of Ranunculus haastii, Doug. It is interesting to compare them with Ranunculus piliferus. The flowers of R, haastii are well down and the foliage is not as far advanced in growth as in R. piliferus. See photo.

Cliff, next post I will show only small ranunculi - sort of botanical homeopathic treatment as I do not wish to aggravate your condition  ;D
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2010, 07:34:58 PM »
Someone, please scrape Cliff off the ground before he freezes to death. ;D
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2010, 08:19:47 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 09, 2010, 07:34:58 PM
Someone, please scrape Cliff off the ground before he freezes to death. ;D

... or at least pass him his camera please?   :D    The frost patterns are quite pretty here!
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2010, 08:34:47 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: NZ field trips - December 2010
« Reply #14 on: December 10, 2010, 08:02:21 AM »
David---- i saw a number of Ranunculus pilifera earlier in the week while Steve Newall and i had a 3 day stroll  ??? around the western edge of the Eyre Mtns.
Unfortunately the hybrids with R. buchananii were still under snow.

Came across plenty of other different 'weeds' in bloom including this interesting one that Steve found--A yellow flowering Celmisia spedenii.

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