#blueweed — Public Fediverse posts

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

#Blueweed #Echium #vulgare (#Boraginaceae) is naturally distributed from #Europe to Central Asia and occurs as a neophyte e.g. in North America and Australia. It is highly #adapted to #drought and nutrient-poor soils. According to K. A. Leiss et al. (2004), the amount of #nectar #produced is genetically determined, although #environmentalfactors also play a role. #biodiversity

© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref

K. A. Leiss et al. (2004)
https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6800439

#Photos
S.F. Wirth Bln 2025

#Blueweed #meadows fascinate me. The #flowers of blueweed rise from red bulbs into blue #blossoms (attached photos), and they ripen in two steps, first the male parts become fertile, only then the female parts, a phenomenon that is called #proterandric. The species is used for #greenroofs, important in #globalwarming times, see paper of authors A. Latini et al. (2022).
© #StefanFWirth Berlin

Urban roofs (2022):
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159581

#Blueweed #meadows fascinate me. The #flowers of blueweed rise from red bulbs into blue #blossoms (attached photos), and they ripen in two steps, first the male parts become fertile, only then the female parts, a phenomenon that is called #proterandric. The species is used for #greenroofs, important in #globalwarming times, see paper of authors A. Latini et al. (2022).
© #StefanFWirth Berlin

Urban roofs (2022):
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159581

#Blueweed #meadows fascinate me. The #flowers of blueweed rise from red bulbs into blue #blossoms (attached photos), and they ripen in two steps, first the male parts become fertile, only then the female parts, a phenomenon that is called #proterandric. The species is used for #greenroofs, important in #globalwarming times, see paper of authors A. Latini et al. (2022).
© #StefanFWirth Berlin

Urban roofs (2022):
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159581

#Blueweed #meadows fascinate me. The #flowers of blueweed rise from red bulbs into blue #blossoms (attached photos), and they ripen in two steps, first the male parts become fertile, only then the female parts, a phenomenon that is called #proterandric. The species is used for #greenroofs, important in #globalwarming times, see paper of authors A. Latini et al. (2022).
© #StefanFWirth Berlin

Urban roofs (2022):
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159581

#Blueweed #meadows fascinate me. The #flowers of blueweed rise from red bulbs into blue #blossoms (attached photos), and they ripen in two steps, first the male parts become fertile, only then the female parts, a phenomenon that is called #proterandric. The species is used for #greenroofs, important in #globalwarming times, see paper of authors A. Latini et al. (2022).
© #StefanFWirth Berlin

Urban roofs (2022):
https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159581