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Late crocus; Quitameriendas
Merendera montana
43.7024, -7.99187
Field Notes
Description:
Bulbous plant 5-15 cm, with a bulbous from which come out 1-3 flowers that consist of a tube formed by six flower petals (tepals) of pinkish colour with six yellow-orange stems. It flowers during the autumn. This plant contains alcaloids (colchicine) that keeps herbivorous away.
Habitat:
Endemic of the Iberian peninsula. Spotted at high cliffs by the sea.
Notes:
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/640 sec. f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 400. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No flash fired
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Colchicum montanum
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PublishedOctober 31, 2017
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