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Hieracium Villosum
''Hieracium villosum'', the shaggy hawkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi .... Description ''Hieracium villosum'' can reach a height of . This plant forms dense basal rosettes of silver-grey, simple, oblong to lanceolate, woolly leaves, about long. The many-stellate flowers are bright yellow, large, on white-hairy stems. They bloom from July to August. Distribution This species is native to France, Italy, Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Russia. Habitat ''Hieracium villosum'' can be found in mountain areas in calcareous stony and grassy places, at elevation of above sea level.. References *Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
The Chanousia Alpine Botanical Garden (, ) (about 10,000 m2) is an alpine botanical garden located at 2170 meters altitude near Mont Blanc, at the Little St Bernard Pass. Though located in France, it belongs to the Italian commune of La Thuile, Italy, La Thuile (Aosta Valley). It was founded by Aosta Valley, Valdostan abbot and botanist Pierre Chanoux. It is open daily in the warmer months. The garden was first established in 1897 by Abbot Pierre Chanoux, and in its best years contained about 2500 species of mountain plants from the Alps and around the world. It was badly damaged during World War II, and restored starting in 1978. Today the garden contains about 1200 species which flourish in a short growing spell (two months) between heavy winters with snowfall ranging from 4–8 meters. See also * List of botanical gardens in Italy References Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia Official site Chanousia Autonomous Region of Aosta Valley] Giardino Botanico Alpino "Chanousia"< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of Extant taxon, extant species in each family is unknown. The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Composita, Compositae. The family is commonly known as the aster, Daisy (flower), daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be Annual plant, annual, Biennial plant, biennial, or Perennial plant, perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions, in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in Hot desert climate, hot desert and cold or hot Semi-arid climate, semi-desert climates, and they are found on ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
