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Jardin Botanique Pyrénéen De Melles
The Jardin botanique pyrénéen de Melles (), also known as A Fleur de Montagne, is a botanical garden specializing in plants of the Pyrenees. It is located in Melles, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France, and open mornings in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was first envisioned in 2002 by the ''Relais des Arts Culture et Nature'', with a mission to create a botanical garden of plants endemic to the central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C .... By early 2003, about a hundred species had been planted, and in 2005 the garden first opened to the public. Today it contains a number of sections for different environments: sunny, shady, bog, rock, and gravel, with a small stream as well. See also * List of botanical gardens in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquilegia Pyrenaica001
''Aquilegia'' (common names: granny's bonnet, columbine) is a genus of about 60–70 species of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spur (botany), spurred petals Puzey, J.R., Gerbode, S.J., Hodges, S.A., Kramer, E.M., Mahadevan, L. (2011) Evolution of ''Aquilegia'' spur length diversity through changes in cell anisotropy. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. of their flowers. Etymology The genus name Aquilegia comes from the Latin “Aquila”, or “eagle”; this is in obvious reference to the spurred, “hook” shapes within the blooms, that many gardeners say resemble an eagle's talons. Description Perennial herbaceous plants, herbs, with woody, erect stock, roots forming thick rhizomes. The basal leaves are compound, 1–3 Glossary of leaf morphology#Leaf structure, ternate, blades 3-lobed -partite, and lobes lobulate and Glossary of leaf morphology#obtuse, obtuse. The cauline l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
