Alps wildflower ID help needed

16 years ago

Hello,

the following are all from Gran Paradiso National Park in the Italian Alps in early July. Any ID help would be greatly appreciated! Common and/or latin names welcome.

1. These were in a meadow - what are the 2 predominant species?

http://www.pbase.com/mshields/image/82843210

2. This is similar to the preceeding but also has daisies (I believe) and a reddish flower

http://www.pbase.com/mshields/image/82843212

3. These were at a higher elevation than the previous two. Probably about 7,500 feet

http://www.pbase.com/mshields/image/82867684

4. This includes the red flowers from #3 but many others also (is it buttercup in the bacck right?) - would love to know the names of some of the main species in the image.

http://www.pbase.com/mshields/image/82867686

Thanks for any help!

Wyanokie

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milo_z7
16 years ago
Beautiful pictures, thanks for sharing! :D

#1: Lotus corniculatus and an Echium, probably E. vulgare. The smaller, yellow-flowered one is a Trifolium, there are lots of similar species.

#2: The daisy is Leucanthemum vulgare, the reddish one is another Trifolium, most likely T. pratense.

#3: Sempervivum arachnoideum.

#4: The "buttercup" could either be a buttercup (Ranunculus), or a Potentilla of some sort. The hairy rosettes belong to the Sempervivum; the white star-shaped flowers are Silene, possibly S. rupestris. The slender, fiery red spikes are sorrels (Rumex), and the purple flower in the lower left corner might be a Nepeta. The greyish-green leaves in the center belong to a Hieracium. Do you have a bigger picture we could look at?
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