Ramonda-Vitaliana

Syn. R. pyrenaica

Distribution: C and S Pyrenees, mountains of NE Spain; crevices in shade, limestone rocks.

Evergreen perennial 10 cm high, up to 20 cm diameter. Leaves in rosette, ca. 7 cm long. Flowering stems 6-12 cm tall. Flowers 1-6 per stem, 30 mm diameter, flat, deep violet. Fl. late spring, summer.

 

Verbreitung: C und S Pyrenäen, Gebirge von NE Spanien; Spalten in Schatten, Kalkfelsen.

Immergrüne Staude 10 cm hoch, bis zu 20 cm Durchmesser. Blätter in der Rosette, ca. 7 cm lang. Blütenstiele 6-12 cm hoch. Blüten 1-6 pro Stiel, 30 mm Durchmesser, flach, tief violett. Bl. Spätfrühling, Sommer.

Distribution: N Italy; limestone soil, northern slopes.

 

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Stem erect. Leaves in rosette, ovate or rounded, crenate. Flowers solitary or 2-3, white, petals 2-lobed. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: E Alps, Apennines, E Carpathians, Balkan Peninsula, 1700-2400 m; rocks, damp places.

 

Tufted perennial 10-15 cm tall. Blades of basal leaves rounded, crenate, rarely something 3-lobed. Flowers solitary or 2, 20-25 mm diameter, white. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: N Europe, south from Sierra Nevada, Through Pyrenees to Alps; moist, acid screes, stony streamsides.

Perennial 10-15 cm tall. Basal leaves rounded, trisect, cut into several lobes. Flowers 1-3, 20-30 mm across, white to pale pink. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: Pyrenees, rarely Alps; limestone rocks.

 

Perennial up to 20 cm tall in bloom. Basal leaves ovate-cordate, entire, leathery, blue-green. Flowers solitary at apex, 20-30 mm diameter, white, V-VI.

Distribution: Pyrenees, mountains of N Spain, Alps, Corsica; wet grassland.

Perennial up to 15 cm tall. Leaves linear. Flowers solitary or to 10, ca. 20 mm across, white. Fl. V-VI.

Distribution: from Pyrenees to Balkan Peninsula; limestone screes, deep meadows.

 

Perennial up to 5-15 cm tall. Basal leaves leathery, blades with 3-5 segments, each segment divided. Flowers solitary on in pairs, 20-25 mm diameter, white, V-VI.

(syn. R. alpestris subsp. traunfellneri)

Distribution: C and SE Europe, 1300-2800 m above sea level; grassy and stony habitats. 

Tufted perennial 5-10 cm high. Basal leaves rounded overall, deep lobed, matt green. Flowers usually solitary, 15 mm diameter, white. Fl. V-VI.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: C-und SE-Europa, 1300-2800 m über dem Meeresspiegel; grasige und steinige Plätze. 

 

Staude 5-10 cm hoch. Grundblätter abgerundet, tief gelappt, mattgrün. Blüten meist einzeln, 15 mm Durchmesser, weiß. Blütezeit V-VI.

(syn. S. kitaibeliana)

Distribution: mountains of Europe; rocks, turfs, limestone ground.

Shrublet with long, glabrous, lustrous, prostrate stems and short, branched twigs. Leaves thick, obovate, blade 1-2.5 cm long. Male and female catkins on separate plants. 

Distribution: C and SE Europe, 1800-3200 m above sea level; scree, rocks.

Shrub with procumbens stems 1-2 cm high. Leaves small, spatulate to oval, dark green, lustrous. Catkins cylindrical, appearing after leaves. Flowers yellow. Fl. spring.

 

Geographische Verbreitung: C- und SE-Europa, 1800-3200 m über dem Meeresspiegel; Geröll, Felsen.

 

Strauch mit kriechenden Stämmen, 1-2 cm hoch. Blätter klein, spatelförmig bis oval, dunkelgrün, glänzend. Kätzchen zylindrisch, nach Blätternentwicklung erscheinen. Blüten gelb. Blütezeit Im Frühling.