Minggu, 20 Juni 2010

The Kalkwalstro

Kalkwalstro (Galium pumilum Murray) is a perennial plant, which belongs to the sterbladigenfamilie (Rubiaceae). The species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as very rare and moderately decreased. The plant is native to western and central Europe.


The plant is 15-30 cm high and has a long standing off the bottom of haired, erect or ascending stems. The star-shaped arrangement of the leaves, like spokes around a wheel, consists of two leaves, the others are stipules but a similar form and function. The leaves of non-flowering stems are not very crowded. The leaf tip is mucronate.


Kalkwalstro blooms in June and July with white, 3-4 mm large flowers.


The 1 mm diameter fruit is a two-part split fruit is smooth or covered with blunt warts.


The plant is found in limestone grasslands.






Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalkwalstro

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist

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