Galax-Jeffersonia

(syn. Galax urceolata)

Distribution: E USA, up to 1800 m; rocky woodlands.

 

Rhizomatous perennial up to 30 cm tall. Leaves basal or rosulate atop rhizom, 8-30 cm long, with ca. orbiculate blades. Flowers in compact racemes atop scapes, ca. 4-8 mm long, white. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: Alps of SE France and Switzerland; limestone scree.

Perennial mats-forming, taxon of the Gentiana acaulis group. Leaves in rosettes, narrowly lanceolate, soft. Stems ca. 7 cm long. Flowers solitary. Corolla infundibuliform, 50-60 mm long, dark blue. Fl. IV-V.

Perennial 8-15 cm tall. Flowers 40-60 mm long, trumpet-form, whitish or light bluish, with pale green spots inside. Fl. V-VI.

 

Staude 8-15 cm hoch. Blüten 40-60 mm lang, Trompetenformig, weißlich oder hell bläulich, mit hellgrünen Flecken im Inneren. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: mountains of southern and central Europe; fields, pastures, low peat bogs, on limestone substrate.

Perennial up to 6-12 cm tall. Stem unbranched. Leaves in rosette evergreen, leathery, stem leaves few, opposite. Flowers single, up to 60 mm long, white. Fl. IV-VI.

 

Verbreitung: Gebirge von Süd- und Mitteleuropa ; Felder, Weiden, niedrige Torfmooren, auf Kalkstein.

Staude bis 6-12 cm hoch. Blätter in der Rosette immergrün , ledrig, Stängelblätter wenige, gegenüber. Blüten einzeln, bis zu 60 mm lang, weiß. Bl. IV-VI.

Distribution: Spain, France.

Perennial up to 15 cm tall. Leaves in rosette, deep incised. Flowers white or pale pink, with darker lines, VI-VIII.

Distribution: C, S Europe, W Turkey; slopes, limestone cliffs.

Evergreen perennial 5-12 cm high, woody at base. Flowers in heads 1-2 cm diameter, blue. Fl. Summer.

 

Verbreitung: C, S Europe, W Türkei; Pisten, Kalksteinfelsen.

Immergrüne Staude 5-12 cm hoch, holzig an der Basis. Blüten in den Köpfen 1-2 cm Durchmesser, blau. Fl. Sommer.

Distribution: mountains of SW Europe.

Perennial ca. 2-4 cm tall. Main stems woody with age. Leaves 1-2 cm long, evergreen. Flowering stems short. Inflorescence heads 1-2 cm across. Flowers blue. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: N Peloponnese; dry slopes.

Shrublet mat-forming. Main stems prostrate, flowering stems short. Leaves in rosettes. Flowers blue, in heads 1.5-3 cm diameter. Fl. summer.

 

Verbreitung: N Peloponnes; trockene Hänge.

 

Mattenbildender Strauch. Hauptstämme kriechend, Blütenstängel kurz. Blätter in Rosetten. Blüten blau, in den Köpfen von 1,5 bis 3 cm Durchmesser. Bl. Sommer.

Distribution: area from Bhutan to Pakistan, 1200-4700 m above sea level; rocky slopes, banks.

 

Perennial up to 10 cm tall, tuft or mat-forming. Leaves obovate, 0.5-1 cm long. Flowers ca. 10 mm diameter, in clusters, white, with purple lines in center. Fl. V-VII.