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Giardino Botanico Michele Tenore
The Giardino Botanico della Majella (3500 m2), also known as the Giardino Botanico Michele Tenore, is a botanical garden located in the Majella National Park (Parco Nazionale della Majella) at Via Colle della Madonna I-66010, Lama dei Peligni, Province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged. The garden was established in 1995, and named in honor of botanist Michele Tenore. It now contains about 500 varieties of plants, on a site of 9000 square meters. It is organized into four sections as follows: *Flowers and vegetation of Majella *Plants of economic importance *Endangered plants of Abruzzo - including ''Adonis vernalis'', '' Astragalus aquilanus'', ''Centaurea sphaerocephala'', ''Crocus reticulatus'', ''Goniolimon italicum'', ''Iris marsica'', ''Phlomis fruticosa'', ''Pinus nigra'' var. ''di Fara San Martino'', ''Salvia officinalis'' var. ''angustifolia'', ''Stachys thirkey'', ''Salix foetida'', and ''Salix pentandra''. *Heritage agricultural plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanical Garden
A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, and is the more usual term in the United Kingdom. is a garden with a documented collection of living plants for the purpose of scientific research, conservation, display, and education. Typically plants are labelled with their botanical names. It may contain specialist plant collections such as cactus, cacti and other succulent plants, herb gardens, plants from particular parts of the world, and so on; there may be greenhouses, shadehouses, again with special collections such as tropical plants, alpine plants, or other exotic plants. Most are at least partly open to the public, and may offer guided tours, educational displays, art exhibitions, book rooms, open-air theatrical and musical performances, and other entertainment. Botanical gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goniolimon Italicum
''Goniolimon'', sometimes called the statices, are a genus of flowering plants in the leadwort and plumbago family Plumbaginaceae, native to northern Africa, southern Europe, western and central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia and China. Low-lying perennial shrubs, some species are cultivated as ground covers. Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Goniolimon africanum'' Buzurovic, Bogdanovic & Brullo *'' Goniolimon besserianum'' (Schult. ex Rchb.) Kusn. *'' Goniolimon callicomum'' (C.A.Mey.) Boiss. *'' Goniolimon caucasicum'' Klokov *'' Goniolimon dalmaticum'' (C.Presl) Rchb. *'' Goniolimon dshungaricum'' (Regel) O.Fedtsch. & B.Fedtsch. *'' Goniolimon elatum'' (Fisch. ex Spreng.) Boiss. *'' Goniolimon eximium'' (Schrenk) Boiss. *'' Goniolimon glaberrimum'' (Aiton) Klokov *'' Goniolimon gorczakovskyi'' Knjaz. *'' Goniolimon graminifolium'' (Aiton) Boiss. *''Goniolimon heldreichii'' Halácsy *'' Goniolimon incanum'' (L.) Hepper *''Goniolimon italicum'' Tammaro, Pignatti & Frizzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Botanical Gardens In Italy
This list of botanical gardens in Italy is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in Italy. * Abruzzo ** Alpine Botanical Garden of Campo Imperatore (Giardino Botanico Alpino di Campo Imperatore) ** Giardino Botanico Daniela Brescia ** Giardino Botanico della Majella ** Giardino Botanico e Arboreto Appenninico del Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo ** Giardino Botanico Gole del Sagittario ** Giardino Botanico "Loreto Grande" ** Giardino Botanico Mediterraneo ** Giardino Botanico Michele Tenore, Colle Madonna ** Giardino dei Semplici, Chieti ** Orto Botanico dell'Università dell'Aquila ** Orto Botanico di Collemaggio ** Orto Botanico Riserva Lago di Penne ** Botanical Garden at the Sorgenti del Cavuto * Apulia ** Orto Botanico dell'Università di Bari, at Via Orabona, Bari ** Orto Botanico dell'Università di Lecce, at Via Provinciale Lecce-Monteroni, Lecce * Calabria ** Giardino Botanico Santicelli, at Soverato ** Orto Botanico dell'Università dell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salix Pentandra
Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are known as willow, but some narrow-leaved shrub species are called osier, and some broader-leaved species are referred to as sallow (from Old English ''sealh'', related to the Latin word ''salix'', willow). Some willows (particularly arctic and alpine species) are low-growing or creeping shrubs; for example, the dwarf willow (''Salix herbacea'') rarely exceeds in height, though it spreads widely across the ground. Description Willows all have abundant watery bark sap, which is heavily charged with salicylic acid, soft, usually pliant, tough wood, slender branches, and large, fibrous, often stoloniferous roots. The roots are remarkable for their toughness, size, and tenacity to live, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salix Foetida
''Salix foetida'', the fishy willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to the Alps, Pyrenees, and central Apennine Mountains The Apennines or Apennine Mountains (; grc-gre, links=no, Ἀπέννινα ὄρη or Ἀπέννινον ὄρος; la, Appenninus or – a singular with plural meaning;''Apenninus'' (Greek or ) has the form of an adjective, which wou ... of Europe. It is found only on continuously moist scree up to above sea level. References foetida Flora of France Flora of Switzerland Flora of Austria Flora of Italy Plants described in 1805 {{Salicaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stachys Thirkey
''Stachys'' is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae.Harley, R. M., et al. 2004. "Labiatae". pages 167–275. In: Kubitzki, K. (editor) and J. W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' volume VII. Springer-Verlag: Berlin; Heidelberg, Germany. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300, to about 450.Mabberley, D. J. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. ''Stachys'' is in the subfamily Lamioideae and its type species is ''Stachys sylvatica''.''Stachys'' In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see ''External links'' below). The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are poorly known. Range and naming The distribution of the genus covers Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and North America. Common names include hedgenettle, heal-all, self-heal, woundwort, betony, and lamb's ears. Wood betony, ''S. offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Officinalis
''Salvia officinalis'', the common sage or just sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has been naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times it has been used as an ornamental garden plant. The common name "sage" is also used for closely related species and cultivars. Names ''Salvia officinalis'' has numerous common names. Some of the best-known are sage, common sage, garden sage, golden sage, kitchen sage, true sage, culinary sage, Dalmatian sage, and broadleaf sage. Cultivated forms include purple sage and red sage. The specific epithet ''officinalis'' refers to plants with a well-established medicinal or culinary value. Taxonomy ''Salvia officinalis'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It has been grown for centuries in the Old World f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Nigra
''Pinus nigra'', the Austrian pine or black pine, is a moderately variable species of pine, occurring across Southern Europe from the Iberian Peninsula to the eastern Mediterranean, on the Anatolian peninsula of Turkey, Corsica and Cyprus, as well as Crimea and in the high mountains of Northwest Africa. Description ''Pinus nigra'' is a large coniferous evergreen tree, growing to high at maturity and spreading to wide. The bark is gray to yellow-brown, and is widely split by flaking fissures into scaly plates, becoming increasingly fissured with age. The leaves ('needles') are thinner and more flexible in western populations. The ovulate and pollen cones appear from May to June. The mature seed cones are (rarely to 11 cm) long, with rounded scales; they ripen from green to pale gray-buff or yellow-buff in September to November, about 18 months after pollination. The seeds are dark gray, long, with a yellow-buff wing long; they are wind-dispersed when the cones open from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlomis Fruticosa
''Phlomis fruticosa'', the Jerusalem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native plant, native to Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and countries of the former Yugoslavia. It is a small evergreen shrub, up to tall by wide. The sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, 5–10 cm (2-4ins) long, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Deep yellow, tubular flowers, 3 cm in length, grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes in summer. The Botanical name#Binary name, specific epithet ''fruticosa'' means "shrubby". It is popular as an ornamental plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. As a garden escape, it has Introduced species, naturalised in parts of South West England. It is listed as deer resistant, hardy in zones 7 to 11, and tolerant of a range of soil types. File:Phlomis_fruticosa_flower_Oakland.JPG File:Phlomis_fruticosa_flower_Merritt.JPG See also * Phlomis russeli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Marsica
''Iris marsica'' is a plant species in the genus '' Iris'', it is also in the subgenus '' Iris''. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Apennine Mountains, in Italy. It has glaucous, sickle-shaped or curved, light green leaves, slender stem with 2 branches, and 3 violet, light blue violet, dark violet, and dark purple flowers. It was only found and described since 1973, and is not yet in general cultivation. It was once thought to be a form of Iris germanica, but has different morphological characteristics and different chromosomal differences. Description It is similar in form to '' Iris germanica'', but it has more curved leaves (or sickle-shaped,) greener, and longer leaves, the stem is less glaucous,British Iris Society (1997) and it has less scarious (membranous) spathes. It has a thick rhizome, with many stoloniferous and fibrous branches. The rhizomes grow at ground level. It has herbaceous, (or deciduous), falcate (sickle-shaped), light green and slightly glaucous l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crocus Reticulatus
''Crocus reticulatus'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Crocus'' of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to central and southern European Russia, the northern Caucasus, the Transcaucasus, and Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv .... ''Crocus reticulatus'' is found growing in woods and meadows at elevations up to 2000 meters, and flowering occurs February though April. References reticulatus {{Iridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majella National Park
Maiella National Park ( it, Parco Nazionale della Maiella) is a national park located in the provinces of Chieti, Pescara and L'Aquila, in the region of Abruzzo, Italy. It is centered on the Maiella massif, of which Monte Amaro is the highest peak, at elevation. The large area of Maiella National Park, especially the Montagna della Majella, has been subject to a major international geoscientific research project, TaskForceMajella, from 1998 up to 2005. Along the northern slope of the mountain for thousands of years hydrocarbon extraction has occurred from spontaneous seepages and shallow wells.van Dijk, J.P. (2019); The 7000 Years Long Journey of the Majella Oil Men - The Fascinating Story of Central Italian Hydrocarbon Exploitation and Earth Sciences in the Val Pescara and the Montagna della Majella. 282 pp. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334290729_The_7000_Years_Long_Journey_of_the_Majella_Oil_Men_-_The_Fascinating_Story_of_Central_Italian_Hydrocarbon_Exploitation_ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
