This is just fascinating. And the featured plants are so lovely--in particular, I can hardly believe the intense color of those alpine forget-me-nots (is the Myosotis genus name obsolete now?). What a plant-lover's paradise. Thank you so much for telling us about your work and sharing your knowledge!
Ahh! Thank you for that. I am amazed to learn upon further digging that Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum is native to mountainous areas of the Western and Pacific Northwestern U.S. The common name here is arctic alpine forget-me-not or pale alpine forget-me-not. How lovely.
Yes! This was a fun fact that didn’t make the final cut, haha. Seb Lavergne questions whether they should really be considered the same species, but either way it’s a fascinating example of a distinct alpine distribution.
I loved this article, I love reading references to Humboldt, I find the photos beautiful and the information very valuable. Thank you very much for such an incredible article.
The Androsace saussurei is lovely and welcoming enough, but you really had me at Botrychium lunaria. 😀
Isn’t it cool?! Thanks for reading!
Beautiful. I especially liked the gorgeous forget-me-nots.
Aren’t they just?
This is just fascinating. And the featured plants are so lovely--in particular, I can hardly believe the intense color of those alpine forget-me-nots (is the Myosotis genus name obsolete now?). What a plant-lover's paradise. Thank you so much for telling us about your work and sharing your knowledge!
So pleased you enjoyed it, Carmine! That's an excellent question about the forget-me-nots, my suspicion is that the common name is being borrowed from Myosotis since they look similar (unless Etrichium nanum was reassigned from Myosotis at some point). It doesn't look like they're terribly closely related, but both in the same family (Boraginaceae). Apparently E. nanum is easily confused with Myosotis alpestris: https://www.florealpes.com/comparaison.php?compar_code_1=eritrichenain&compar_code_2=myosotisalpes&nouveau=1&PHPSESSID=4e5ecb74b25dfcfaf33c1ac85c35bdcd
Ahh! Thank you for that. I am amazed to learn upon further digging that Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum is native to mountainous areas of the Western and Pacific Northwestern U.S. The common name here is arctic alpine forget-me-not or pale alpine forget-me-not. How lovely.
Yes! This was a fun fact that didn’t make the final cut, haha. Seb Lavergne questions whether they should really be considered the same species, but either way it’s a fascinating example of a distinct alpine distribution.
Great to hear of your own project, and in such context.
Thanks Kenneth, more to come!
Absolutely fascinating Anne, beautiful writing and photos too, I look forward to more!
Thank you Susie! I’m excited too 😁
Fascinating. Who knew! And so many beautiful flowers. I hope your project is successful
Thank you Sarah!
I loved this article, I love reading references to Humboldt, I find the photos beautiful and the information very valuable. Thank you very much for such an incredible article.
So glad to hear that Daniela, my pleasure!
Beautifully written with lovely images, Anne! Made my day!
Thank you Diane!