Neuquen and Mendoza, Argentina

[ashley]

What wonderful plants, landscapes and photographs. 
Many thanks for sharing them with us Kees Jan and Ger.

[Olga Bondareva]

Kees, thank you very much for the outstanding photo of incredible plants from another side of the earth!

[cohan]

Beautiful flora in this region! So many wonders, but I especially find myself drawn to the many wonderful Asteraceae and Portulacaceae!

[Hoy]

As organizer of this very spectacular Mendoza 2012 tour I think it my duty also to post some pictures. Some of the highlights are,
Calandrinia caespitosa, Rhodophiala rhodolirion, Viola aff. purpurea, Azorella monantha, Nassauvia pinnigera.
Hopefully you all enjoy the pictures.

Thank you Kees and Ger.
When do you plan the next tour? 

[Kees Jan]

Most of my my pictures from this botanical trip are on my website now. I've made 3 photographic galleries: Neuquen 2012, Mendoza Southern part (2012) and Mendoza Laguna del Diamante and further north - the last one is not complete yet.

I have also divided a 2010 trip to Patagonia into three galleries now: Rio Negro, Neuquen (2010) and 'Around the city of Neuquen'.

All these can now be found at http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/North-and-South-America. I'm using the website as an online back-up of my pictures. In time many more pictures will be hidden though, since there is a huge number of pictures now, but selecting them is very time consuming process.

[gervandenbeuken]

As organizer of this very spectacular Mendoza 2012 tour I think it my duty also to post some pictures. Some of the highlights are,
Calandrinia caespitosa, Rhodophiala rhodolirion, Viola aff. purpurea, Azorella monantha, Nassauvia pinnigera.
Hopefully you all enjoy the pictures.

Thank you Kees and Ger.
When do you plan the next tour? 

Our next tour to Chile is planned in January 2013. However this tour is complete now.
For december 2013 I have planned again a trip to S. Patagonia.

[Gerdk]

Most of my my pictures from this botanical trip are on my website now. I've made 3 photographic galleries: Neuquen 2012, Mendoza Southern part (2012) and Mendoza Laguna del Diamante and further north - the last one is not complete yet.

I have also divided a 2010 trip to Patagonia into three galleries now: Rio Negro, Neuquen (2010) and 'Around the city of Neuquen'.

All these can now be found at http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/North-and-South-America. I'm using the website as an online back-up of my pictures. In time many more pictures will be hidden though, since there is a huge number of pictures now, but selecting them is very time consuming process.

Kees Jan,
Just overwhelming - especially for me of course the violets (Viola coronifera!). Thank you for all these sights!

Gerd

[Hoy]

Thank you Kees and Ger.
When do you plan the next tour? 

Our next tour to Chile is planned in January 2013. However this tour is complete now.
For december 2013 I have planned again a trip to S. Patagonia.

S. Patagonia seems exciting!

[Kees Jan]

I just stared uploading another day of plants to my 2nd Mendoza gallery (northern part). One of the highlights was Viola montagnei, which really is a work of art   ! I don't think I've ever before seen a species with rosettes quite as large as in this population and the flower colour is unusual. It seems to be one of the many species in the 'Viola volcanica group', these are ususally rather short lived species, both in the wild and in cultivation. It is amazing how many of them mimic the colour of the rock and sand they are growing in...

The pictures of three more field days need to be prepared for uploading to my website, but that will probably take about 10 more days!

[FrazerHenderson]

Kees

Dank u voor uw uitstekende foto's. De website is een geweldige hulpbron.

Frazer

[Maggi Young]

One of the highlights was Viola motagnei, which really is a work of art   !

Kees, is the name not Viola montagnei ?

[gervandenbeuken]

Yes Maggi, the name is Viola montagnei.

[Maggi Young]

Yes Maggi, the name is Viola montagnei.

It's a wonderful thing with its furry leaves and black flowers......

[Kees Jan]

Yes, typing error! A very special Viola though and we have not seen many plants of this species.

[Kees Jan]

All photographs of this trip are online now on my website (follow the links 'Botanical trips', 'North and South America'...).

Also some picst of the botanical gardens in Buenos Aires: http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Cultivated-plants/Buenos-Aires-Botanical-Garden/ No alpines though, the climate in Buenos Aires is subtropical!