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Well
here we are at another Tuesday another cool for me day but cold for
others this week's plant is something called Narrow Leaved Campion
not something I have ever heard of but it is the next thing in the
book I am using, so that's what you are getting.
Narrow-leafed campion, is a species in the genus Silene. It grows in the Arctic tundra of far eastern Siberia and the mountains of Northern Japan.
They
are are used to the cold as where it lives the ground often turns to
ice, having fruits that can grow after being frozen is an
adaptation to help it survive.
Frozen
samples, estimated via radiocarbon dating to be around 32,000 years
old, were discovered in the same area as current living specimens,
and in 2012 a team of scientists successfully regenerated a plant
from the samples
It
is typically 5–25 cm (2–10 in) tall, has narrow leaves, and a
large calyx.
It
blooms during the summer and has incised petals that are lilac, light
pink, or white in colour. It is a perennial
that
grows on stony cliffs and sandy shores.
Orkideye benziyor sanki.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo-Anne ... it sounds like a fascinating prehistoric flower that's been brought back to life ... so interesting to read about. Take care - Hilary
ReplyDeleteLike the cold then, interesting to read about it.
ReplyDeleteIt is a pretty flower and the plant is new to me. Take care and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteIt is delicate and likes the cold? Interesting I have never heard of it tho.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and delicate...and so ancient. :)
ReplyDeleteGrows fruit while frozen? Never heard that one before!
ReplyDeleteBey......Yes it does
ReplyDeleteHilary.....I agree so interesting
Maraget D......Yes it seeems so
Nancy......UYes pretty and new to me too
Sandie.......Me either but so interesting
Rita......Yes it is
Chris......Don't think any of us have heard of it
Dearest Jo-Anne,
ReplyDeleteIts botanical name is pretty: Silene stenophylla and it indeed is an ancient arctic plant. Never seen it nor heard about it.
Hugs,
Mariette