Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Wild Flowers Galore

Lupine
















lupine is a type of the faboideae sub family. the lupine leaves are dactylate, the leaf has long leafstalk. the flowers grow as inflorescence. the petal colors are purple,white,yellow or blue and they are found on the inflorescence pole.

The flowers have no nectar and insects attract to them via color. the pollination is done by insects,but mostly it is caused by the flower. the lupine has 10 stamen.

the seeds of the plant, contain toxic materials from the alcaloid family that give the plant its bitter taste. the lupine's fruit is a satchel. there are more then 300 species of lupine in the world.


Gagea

















Gagea is a type of plant from the liliaceae family, that counts within about 115 species of geophytes that are common in europe and asia, while many of them are common in the Mediterranean Sea.

the gagea has a samll annual onion. the onion is sedated during summer and in winter it is woken and it sends narrow pointy leaves into the air. from in between the leaves poles of inflorescence peek, at they're top is a lonesome flower or a small number of gentle flowers. in most species of gagea the flowers rise up to 10 centimeters tall and have a yellow color.

the petals of the flower are made up of 6 leaves and a green perianth. the flower has 6 stamen and one style. the gagea flowers generate nectar and draw insects to them. mainly bees and flies pollinate the gagea flowers. the gagea flower is a ball shaped capsule with many seeds.


Cistus




















Cistus is a perrenial bush that is very common and sometimes control the middle eastern sea.

cistus a short bush 40-60 centimeters. the cistus flower lives only one day and then petals fall, but the number of flowers in each plant is great and the flowers open one after the otherm so the bloom is spread over a number of months. the cistus flowers are rich with stamen and do not produce nectar. they are criticized by many insects, amongst those honey bees.

the cistus grows mainly on soft limestone grounds and limestone grounds that contain clay.


Goni Bari,
Growing Flowers

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