NZ field trips - December 2010

[David Lyttle]

Hi Doug,

Magnificent photos of Ranunculus acraeus - it is flowering well this year as is Aciphylle scott-thomsonii.

Ourisia is Ourisa glandulosa.

Ranunculus gracilipes is correct for Ranunculus.

The St Marys Range Celmisia has puzzled me. I am inclined to think it is a high altitude form of Celmisia densiflora. You can find more typical C. densiflora growing in the tussock lower down.

[Maggi Young]

Doug, wonderful photos.... and how nice to see Hugh looking so well.... we miss these ex-pats, you know!

 Those aciphyllas en masse make a great barrier, don't they? No-one's going to get through those in a hurry. Pity they couldn't be encouraged all around the ranuncs to keep off grazing critters etc!

[kiwi]

Those aciphyllas en masse make a great barrier, don't they? No-one's going to get through those in a hurry.
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You'll only try once!!!

Two very interesting alpine dwellers,
Leptinella dendyi, Leptinella atrata.

Celmisia sessiliflora - first flower of the season.

A great flowing year for Ourisia caespitosa and Chionohebe pulvinaris.

Hebe haastii.

[TheOnionMan]

Two very interesting alpine dwellers,
Leptinella dendyi, Leptinella atrata.

I am completely smitten with these Leptinella species, although I've always been an admirer of the genus, the flowers sort of reminiscent of Globularia, or the American Chaenactis, only better. 
Chaenactis nevadensis
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0808+0665
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgsbird/2236714607/


I'm going to stare at the screen for the next hour and try to determine which Leptinella is the most alluring, the yellow one of the maroon one.

[Lesley Cox]

And Mark, some have PINK in them.

[TheOnionMan]

And Mark, some have PINK in them.

Okay then, I want to see a photo with pink in the flower!

[ichristie]

Hello all, Dave Doug etc what stunning pictures, we thought that we had seen some of the best but the recent pictures beat everything we saw thank you, Doug, Dave how are the fingers healing you look great on the pics,  cheers, Ian the Christie kind.

[kiwi]

Cheers Ian, still on the mend.

Had a trip away with the boys from S.P.A.T. (Suicidal Plant Adventure Tours - Mr Toole and Mr Newall)
A great adventure in some testing conditions!!!
Steve showing the commitment to get the best shot!!!

The Catlin's - home of Celmisia lindsayi

[kiwi]

Acaena saccaticupula
Ranunculus royi
Anisotome imbricata
Myosotis pulvinaris
Aciphylla simplex
Dave with a nice Celmisia hybrid, possible x angustifolia.

[kiwi]

Hectorella caespitosa
Ranunculus buchananii and Anisotome haastii
Celmisia semicordata stricta
Raoulia buchananii
Celmisia philocremna

[Magnar]

Thanks a lot for the wonderful pics. Such a pleasure to watch them 

[kiwi]

Glad you are enjoying them Magnar.

Leucogenes grandiceps
Pimelea oreophila?
2x Aciphylla glaucescens and A. lomondii
Aciphylla lecompteii
Celmisia spedenii - I was also lucky to be shown the yellow forms of A.spedenii also although I was threatened with a silencing contract and to be blindfolded with a pair of Dave's jocks to protect the site. Thankfully they were only joking!!!

The yellow form is devine, awesome discovery guys.
Thanks for showing me around your back yards! Look forward to Fiordland.

[TheOnionMan]

Doug, great photographs, excellent seeing Leucogenes grandiceps growing in the wild, I have only seen it in cultivation, its a splendid thing.
In the photos of Aciphylla glaucescens and A. lomondii, can you tell us which is which?

Thanks.

[kiwi]

Cheers, A.Lomondii has the darker (female) flowering stem on the right. A better shot of it below.

[ranunculus]

Hi Doug,
Season's greetings to you lads over there!  More magnificent images ... many thanks!
Is R. royi in cultivation in New Zealand?  It looks a little gem.