Ramonda-Vitaliana

Syn. R. pyrenaica

Distribution: C and S Pyrenees, mountains of NE Spain; crevices in shade, limestone rocks.

Evergreen perennial 10 cm high, up to 20 cm diameter. Leaves in rosette, ca. 7 cm long. Flowering stems 6-12 cm tall. Flowers 1-6 per stem, 30 mm diameter, flat, deep violet. Fl. late spring, summer.

 

Verbreitung: C und S Pyrenäen, Gebirge von NE Spanien; Spalten in Schatten, Kalkfelsen.

Immergrüne Staude 10 cm hoch, bis zu 20 cm Durchmesser. Blätter in der Rosette, ca. 7 cm lang. Blütenstiele 6-12 cm hoch. Blüten 1-6 pro Stiel, 30 mm Durchmesser, flach, tief violett. Bl. Spätfrühling, Sommer.

Distribution: Pyrenees, Jura, Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, 1300-2970 m above sea level; moist grasslands, stony places, rocky slopes, on limestone. 

Perennial 5-15 cm high. Basal leaves round, 3- or 5-lobed, lobes deeply crenate, green, lustrous. Flowers 2-3, sometimes solitary, 20-25 mm across, white. Fl. IV-VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Pyrenäen, Jura, Alpen, Apennin, Karpaten, 1300-2970 m über dem Meeresspiegel; feuchte Wiesen, steinige, felsige Hänge, auf Kalk.

 

Staude 5-15 cm hoch. Grundblätter rund, 3 - oder 5-lappig, Lappen tief gekerbt, grün, glänzend. Blüten 2-3, manchmal einsam, 20-25 mm breit, weiß. Blütezeit IV-VI.

Distribution: N Italy; limestone soil, northern slopes.

 

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Stem erect. Leaves in rosette, ovate or rounded, crenate. Flowers solitary or 2-3, white, petals 2-lobed. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: E Alps, Apennines, E Carpathians, Balkan Peninsula, 1700-2400 m; rocks, damp places.

 

Tufted perennial 10-15 cm tall. Blades of basal leaves rounded, crenate, rarely something 3-lobed. Flowers solitary or 2, 20-25 mm diameter, white. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: N Europe, south from Sierra Nevada, Through Pyrenees to Alps; moist, acid screes, stony streamsides.

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Basal leaves rounded, trisect, cut into several lobes. Flowers 1-3, 20-30 mm across, white to pale pink. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: circumpolar region in Europe and North America. 

Creeping shrublet up to 3-7 cm tall. Leaves to 2 cm long. Flowers red, in catkins. Fl. V.

Distribution: mountains of Europe, Asia and North America, subalpine and alpine level; rocks, alpine grasslands, on limestone.

Shrub up to some cm high. Leaves 1.5-2 cm long, rounded. Cutkins VII-VIII.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Gebirge von Europa, Asien und Nordamerika; subalpine und alpine Stufe, Felsen, alpine Wiesen, auf Kalkstein.

 

Strauch bis zu einigen cm hoch. Blätter 1,5-2 cm lang, oval bis rundlich. Kätzchen VII-VIII.

 

(syn. S. kitaibeliana)

Distribution: mountains of Europe; rocks, turfs, limestone ground.

Shrublet with long, glabrous, lustrous, prostrate stems and short, branched twigs. Leaves thick, obovate, blade 1-2.5 cm long. Male and female catkins on separate plants. 

Distribution: C and SE Europe, 1800-3200 m above sea level; scree, rocks.

Shrub with procumbens stems 1-2 cm high. Leaves small, spatulate to oval, dark green, lustrous. Catkins cylindrical, appearing after leaves. Flowers yellow. Fl. spring.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: C- und SE-Europa, 1800-3200 m über dem Meeresspiegel; Geröll, Felsen.

 

Strauch mit kriechenden Stämmen, 1-2 cm hoch. Blätter klein, spatelförmig bis oval, dunkelgrün, glänzend. Kätzchen zylindrisch, nach Blätternentwicklung erscheinen. Blüten gelb. Blütezeit Im Frühling.

Distribution: mountains of C and S Europe; limestone scree, rocks. 

Perennial mats-forming. Leaf rosettes ca.0.5 cm in diameter, compact. Leaves lime-encrusted. Flowering stems 5-10 cm high. Inflorescence 4-5-flowered. Flowers large, white. Fl. VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Gebirge von C-und S-Europa; Geröll, Felsen, auf Kalk.

 

Mattenbildende Staude. Blattrosetten ca.0, 5 cm Durchmesser, kompakt. Blätter mit Kalk verkrustet. Blütenstiele 5-10 cm hoch. Blütenstand 4-5 blütig. Blüten groß, weiß. Blütezeit VI.

Distribution: Alps, Apennines.

 

Perennial mat-forming. Leaves in rosettes 2.5-9 cm long, up to 0.6 cm wide, silvery encrusted. White flowers numerous, in panicle 15-25 cm long with stem. Fl. VI-VII.

Distribution: W Alps, south to former C Yugoslavia, up to 2500 m above sea level; dry, limestone rocks.

Evergreen perennial dense mats-forming 10-25 cm high when bloom. Leaf rosettes 2-8 cm wide, flat, dense, silvery. Leaves heavy lime-encrusted. Panicle 5-15 cm long, brunches 1-3-flowered. Flowers 8-13 mm across, white, sometimes with red spots. Fl. VI-VII.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: W Alpen, südlich bis Balkanhalbinsel, bis zu 2500 m über dem Meeresspiegel;  trockene Kalkfelsen.

 

Immergrüne Mattenstaude, in der Blütezeit bis 10-25 cm hoch. Blattrosetten 2-8 cm breit, flach, dicht, silberfarben. Blätter stark von Kalk verkrustet. Blüten 8-13 mm breit, weiß, manchmal mit roten Flecken. Blütezeit VI-VII.

Distribution: C, S Macedonia, Albania, N Greece.

Rosettes 5-8 cm diameter, flat, grey-green, lime-market at leaf margins. Flowering stems 15-25 cm tall, like inflorescence covered by crimson tipped hairs. Flowers 15-20 in terminal inflorescence, nodding, purple. Fl. V.

Distribution: Arctic, mountains of Europe, Asia and North America, up to the alpine level; crevices, rock shelves.

Perennial cushion- or loose mat-forming, evergreen, 1-5 cm high. Leaves in rosette, gray green, with hydatodes at apex. Flowers singly, 10-20 cm across, pink to lilac. Fl. IV-V.

(syn. S. sanguinolenta)

Distribution: China, Afghanistan, Himalaya, Kashmir, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia (Siberia), 1400-3500 m; limestone rocks. 

Perennial terrestrial or epipetric. Stems 5-30 cm long or more, creeping. Main stems branched throughout, reddish or brown.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: China, Afghanistan, Himalaya, Kashmir, Mongolei, Nepal, Russland (Sibirien), 1400-3500 m; Kalkfelsen.

 

Immergrüne Staude. Stämme 5-30 cm lang oder mehr, schleich. Hauptstamm reich verzweigt, rötlich oder braun.

 

Distribution: C, S Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, E Asia; moss-covered, wet cliffs, rock crevices in damp, shaded mountainous mixed forests.

Vegetative stems creeping. Fertile stems erect, up to 15 cm tall, atop with strobili. Leaves minute. 

 

Distribution: NE Asia, Japan, NW North America, up to 2400 m; dry rocky slopes, rocky crevices, grassy tundra. 

Perennial mats or cushion-forming on rock or terrestial. Easy growing.

Distribution: Alps, Apennines, Carpathians; rocky or grassy slopes, acid.

Tufted perennial 10 cm tall, woody at base, white or grey woolly. Basal leaves pinnatifid or lobes. Flowerheads 1.2-1.5 cm across, 6-8 composed in dense corymbs. Flowers yellow. Fl. V-VI. 

Distribution: Pyrenees, Alps, 500-3000 m; moist places.

Perennial up to 15 cm tall. Leaves ca. 3 cm diameter, leathery. Flowers 1-3 atop the scape, 8-12 mm long, bell- to funnel-shaped, fringed at margin up to ½ long of corona, lavender-blue, red marked inside. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: Alps, Carpathians, Rhodope Mountains and Apennines, 1500-3100 m above sea level; outcrops, loose grasslands, calcifuge, on acid soils. 

Perennial 2-10 cm high. Leaf blades 0.5-2 cm broad, round to round kidney-shaped. Flower 1, rarely 2. Corolla 8-15 mm long, narrow bell-shaped, lavender-violet. Fl. IV-V.

(syn. Claytonia calycina, Phemeranthus calycinus)

Distribution: C and CS USA, 100-1200 m; rocky and sandy soil, outcrops. 

Perennial up to 20-40 cm tall. Leaves subterete. Flowers 18-25 mm across, pink to red-purple, in cymose inflorescences overtopping leaves. Fl. V-X.

 

Verbreitung: C- und CS USA bis1200 m; felsige und sandige Boden.

 

Staude bis zu 20-40 cm hoch. Blätter zylindrisch, sukkulentisch. Blüten 18-25 mm breit, rosa bis rot-lila. Blütezeit V-X.

Distribution: Balkan Peninsula, 1700-2800 m; alpine meadows, rocks crevices, rocky or stony slopes or screes.

Shrublet mat-forming up to 5 cm tall. Leaves linear 0,3-0,8 mm wide. Inflorescences capitate. Flowers 5-7 mm across, pink-purple, calyx often purple. Fl. VI-VII.

Distribution: mountains of Europe.

Perennial up to 10 cm in flowering period. Leaves on much shortened stems, in semi-rosettes. Racemes 2-5-flowered, with peduncle ca. 6 cm long. Flowers 6-8 mm in diameter, sky blue-lilac. Fl. VI-VII.

Distribution: NE Turkey (Pontic Mountains, reg. Rize); rocks.

Perennial dense mats forming 3-5 cm in high. Leaves turning in bronzy in sun places. Flowers bright blue. Fl. V-VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: NE Türkei (Pontische Gebirge, Rize Region); Felsen.

 

Dichte mattenbildende Staude 3-5 cm hoch. Blätter grün bis braun in sonnigen Orten. Blüten hellblau. Blütezeit V-VI.

Distribution: Albania; Greece; rocks, screes.

Perennial ca. 5 cm in high, 20-30 cm in diameter, woody at base. Flowers in racemes, calyx ca. 5 mm long, cup-shaped, blue or purple-blue. Fl. VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Albanien, Griechenland; Felsen, Geröllhalden.

 

Staude ca. 5 cm hoch, 20-30 cm Durchmesser, holzig an der Basis. Blüten in Trauben, Kelch ca. 5 mm lang, becherförmig, blau oder violettblau. Blütezeit VI.

(syn. Androsace vitaliana, Douglasia vitaliana, Primula vitaliana)

Distribution: Central Apennines; screes. 

Perennial loose mat-forming up to 50 cm or more diameter. Stems many, erect to decumbent. Flower singly, sessile or short-pedicellate, to 12 mm long, bright yellow. Fl. IV-V.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: Apenninen: Geröllhalden. 

 

Mattenbildende Staude bis zu 50 cm Durchmesser. Stämme viele, aufrechte bis niederliegende. Blüten einzeln, sitzend oder kurz gestielt, bis 12 mm lang, leuchtend gelb. Blütezeit IV-V.