NZ field trips - December 2010

[kiwi]

Ranunculus haastii - Jewell of the Southern Alps!

[Maggi Young]

What pictures , Doug, and what plants! Superb!

[David Nicholson]

Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth

[Maggi Young]

Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth

Yes, 'Ranunculus' will be hyperventilating again... but, to be fair, anyone could get excited with buttercups like these, I reckon

[ranunculus]

Cue-dizzy spells in Whitworth

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!!!!   

[Lesley Cox]

Be careful of those palpitations Cliff.

[kiwi]

Some more Ranunculus - R monroi and R enysii
Psychrophila obtusa in the fog
Polystichum cystostegia
Celmisia angustifolia

[kiwi]

Wahlenbergia albomarginata
Myosotis australis
Epilobium pycnostachyum
Chionohebe pulvinaris
Hebe haastii
The foliage alone makes you desire R haastii!

[TheOnionMan]

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   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. 

[ranunculus]

Be careful of those palpitations Cliff.

What ... at my age Lesley ... more like barely discernible pulses!   

[David Lyttle]

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 

[Lesley Cox]

Someone, please scrape Cliff off the ground before he freezes to death.

[ranunculus]

Someone, please scrape Cliff off the ground before he freezes to death.

... or at least pass him his camera please?       The frost patterns are quite pretty here!

[Lesley Cox]

 

[t00lie]

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.

Cheers dave