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Epilobium Fleischeri
''Chamaenerion fleischeri'', formerly ''Epilobium fleischeri'', commonly known as Alpine willowherb, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Onagraceae. Description The biological life-form of ''Chamaenerion fleischeri'' is scapose hemicryptophyte,Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia – Edagricole – 1982. Vol. II, pag. 155 as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil surface and the floral axis is more or less erect with a few leaves. This plant reaches on average in height. The stem is erect and the leaves are usually glabrous and toothed. This plant is quite similar to ''Chamaenerion dodonaei'', but that is much taller and has bristly leaves. ''Chamaenerion fleischeri'' has fragrant flowers with four pointed thin dark purple sepals and four bright pink ovate petals. Flowering occurs from late June to August. Distribution This plant is endemic to the Alps, in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter
Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (16 February 1787 – 20 February 1860) was a German botanist and Protestant minister. Biography Hochstetter was born in Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg. He was the father of geologist Ferdinand Hochstetter (1829–1884). In 1807 Hochstetter received his degree of Master of Divinity in Tübingen. While still a student, he became a member of a secret organization headed by Carl Ludwig Reichenbach (1788–1869) that had designs on establishing a colony on Tahiti (''Otaheiti-Gesellschaft''). In 1808 the organization was discovered by authorities, and its members suspected of treason and arrested. Hochstetter was imprisoned for a short period of time for his small role in the secret society. Later on, he spent six months as a teacher in a private institution in Erlangen, and afterwards was a tutor for four years in the house of the Minister of Altenstein in Thuringia. In 1816 he became a pastor and school inspector in Brno, moving to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
