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Rock plant ID'd by Alice as Ricotia cretica

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Daisy

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Rock plant ID'd by Alice as Ricotia cretica
« on: February 16, 2013, 03:02:26 PM »
This little plant is in flower now near my village.
It grows on a rocky cliff, both in the rocks and in the scree at the base of the cliff.
Unfortunately, my camera has changed it's colour.
It is a lilac pink, not blue.
Does anybody know what it is?
Thanks Daisy :)






I have changed the colour on this photo, to make it look more like it is.


« Last Edit: March 06, 2013, 10:32:28 AM by Alisdair »
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Alice

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Re: Rock plant
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2013, 10:51:02 PM »
Daisy, it looks a bit like Ricotia cretica or one of the Malcolmias. I am not sure the leaves are right. Are they feathery or do those belong to another plant?
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Re: Rock plant
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 12:12:29 AM »
I thought it looked like M. graeca or M. flexuosa, but it is difficult  to see the leaves properly.
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Daisy

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Re: Rock plant
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2013, 08:58:24 AM »
I have managed to get a leaf photo.



Hope this helps.
The flowers are cruciform, but are definitely pinker than my camera shows.



Daisy :)
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Alice

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Re: Rock plant
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2013, 02:27:41 PM »
It definitely looks like a Ricotia to me, Daisy. Which one though? It is a small genus, most species being natives of the Eastern Med, so I am sure Oron or Miriam would be able to say. Otherwise a description of the pod might help.
« Last Edit: February 25, 2013, 02:32:33 PM by Alice »
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Re: Rock plant
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2013, 03:14:08 PM »
Alice,
 i would go with your first suggestion: Ricotia cretica, the leaves are a good indication.
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