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Merendera montana

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as Colchicum montanun.

Small bulbs make several very widely flaring, mid-sized flowers with white-centred, rounded rosy-lilac flowers on short stems, close to the ground, very early in the season. Very floriferous.

Habitat:

Pine tree forest in medium mountains (1500 m).

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.; f/5.6; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. Flash fired.

Reference Links:

Colchicum montanum, Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental

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PublishedNovember 9, 2012

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