Showing posts with label Gentianaceae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gentianaceae. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Cross Gentian







Please note the white dots on all the plants. That's eggs of a butterfly Mountain Alcon Blue (Phengaris rebeli). When the larvae hatch from the eggs, they start to feed on the gentian plant, but soon let themselves drop to the ground. A certain species of ants takes them to their nest and feed the larvae of the butterfly and even prefer them to their own offspring.


Gentiana cruciata

Monday, July 12, 2010

Common Centaury



Centaurium erythraea
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Gentianella



germanica

ciliata

amarella


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Sunday, September 30, 2007