#floraofchina

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Fordiophyton jinpingense 金平异药花 is a new species described by Chinese botanists in 2020 in Jinping County SE Yunnan. It has distinctly dimorphic stamens(4 long 4 short) and the connectives are basally not calcarate.

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China's Flora Tour: Lady's slipper orchids #BeijingExpo #HorticulturalExpo #FloraofChina #nature The pouches resemble lady's slippers and nod elegantly from the top of the plant, which is closed tightly except for a small opening in the front. The plant used to be quite widespread around the world has suffered a severe decline due to poaching and habitat destruction. https://www.instagram.com/p/B05Xuv2h4l0/?igshid=1q8zzek4zs8tk

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Acer calcaratum is a super rare maple from china now available on MrMaple.com link in bio #mrmaple #linkinbio Acercalcaratum #acer #chinsesemaple #maples #raremaple #acerspecies #maplesofchina #floraofchina #floraofinstagram #plantnerd #horticulture #rareplants (at MrMaple.com)

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Just Pinned to COMFORT FOODS: https://cookaccess.com/10-creative-onion-recipes-no-tears/ 10 Creative Onion Recipes No Tears!Date: 2018-02-22 17:06:42 ... #|creator #Agronomy #Allium #Alright #Archaeplastida #Biota #coolsite #Crops #Edibleplants #EverydayGourmetwithJustineSchofield #Facebook #FloraofChina #Leafvegetables #moneyfromthissite #Onions #TheOnion #videoblog|site #videosite #website|site https://www.pinterest.com/pin/773634042216905769 https://www.pinterest.com/r/pin/773634042216905769/4766733815989148850/f7c1bfddd94eab7d3ac1a9536832b906ed52d2e92e8e0f302c570d8a42461f20

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Another unusual gentianaceae plant from the Chinese alpine area: 大钟花 Megacodon stylophorus. Tianchi Shangri-la Yunnan, about 4,000m.

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Among all the Maianthemum species I have seen, this is the rarest one, saw it once only, in NW Yunnan's Shangri-La County, about 3000m.

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Pedicularis oederi is not a rare species, it can be found throughout the alpine and subarctic regions of Asia, Europe and North America. In NW Yunnan, they sometimes grow in (not next to) #Chionocharis hookeri.

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Bulbophyllum funingense, 富宁卷瓣兰。This is a lithophytic orchid native to Southeastern Yunnan and Northern Vietnam. Grows in limestone forests with many other orchid species.

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The photos of Davidia involucrata. Should have shared it last month when it was in still flower, but too busy...

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Chinese alpine plant: Hemilophia sessilifolia, a small #Brassicaceae perennial endemic to the alpine #screes of SW Sichuan and NW Yunnan, 4,300-4,600m.

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Chinese alpine plant: Lilium lophophorum, 尖被百合. The tepals form an elegant cage-like structure to protect pollens and provide a comfortable environment for their pollinators as well.

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Chinese alpine plant: Lloydia oxycarpa 尖果洼瓣花, 4,300m, Baimaxueshan Yunnan.

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Chinese alpine plant: Primula pinnatifida (syn. Primula apoclita), pic 1&2. My first impression was it is a Primula deflexa (pic 3&4), then realised it is quite different.

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This lovely wildflower is endemic to the high mountains of southwestern China (Yunnan and Sichuan). It forms pink carpets in open woodland or at the edge of the forest, usually above 3000m.

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Chinese alpine plant: Primula chionantha, 紫花雪山报春, syn. Primula sinopurpurea. Mt. Balang Sichuan.

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Chinese alpine plant: Veratrilla baillonii 黄秦艽 。

Tianchi Shangri-la Yunnan, around 4,000m.