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Which flower is this?

malenka26. 10. 2020 15:09:23

Large-fruited knapweed (Centaurea macroptilon)

Large-bracted knapweed (Centaurea macroptilon), Dolenjska, Slovenia.

Large-bracted knapweed (Centaurea macroptilon), Kamniški vrh, Slovenia.

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malenka26. 10. 2020 15:13:07

Waldstein's thistle (Cirsium waldsteinii)

Type: Flower
Family: thistles
Color: red

Waldstein's thistle (Cirsium waldsteinii), Velika Planina, Slovenia.

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malenka26. 10. 2020 15:18:21

Yellow foxglove (Digitalis lutea)

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malenka26. 10. 2020 15:22:09

Glacier wormwood (Artemisia glacialis)

Type: Flower
Family: Asteraceae
Color: yellow

Glacier wormwood (Artemisia glacialis), Gran Paradiso NP, Italy.

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malenka26. 10. 2020 15:28:14

Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)

Type: Flower
Family: Polemoniaceae
Color: blue, white

Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), Breuil-Cervinia, Italy.

Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum), Julian Alpine Botanic Garden, Slovenia.

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malenka27. 10. 2020 12:41:08

Lesser honeywort (Cerinthe minor)

Lesser honeywort (Cerinthe minor), Korošica (Kamnik), Slovenia.

malenka27. 10. 2020 12:44:00

Musk mallow (Malva moschata)

malenka27. 10. 2020 12:45:51

Forest cat's-foot (Omalotheca sylvatica)

Wood cudweed (Omalotheca sylvatica), Golte, Slovenia.

Wood cudweed (Omalotheca sylvatica), Potok (Grohat), Slovenia.

malenka27. 10. 2020 12:50:25

Hoppe's cat's-foot (Omalotheca hoppeana)

Type: flower
Family: cudweeds
Color: green and brown

Hoppe's cudweed (Omalotheca hoppeana), Grintovec, Slovenia.

Hoppe's cudweed (Omalotheca hoppeana), Col d'Iseran, France.

Hoppe's cat's-paws (Omalotheca hoppeana), Col d'Iseran, France.

Hoppe's cat's-paws (Omalotheca hoppeana), NP Gran Paradiso, Italy.

Hoppe's cat's-paws (Omalotheca hoppeana), Grintovec, Slovenia.

Hoppe's cat's-paws (Omalotheca hoppeana), Križki podi, Slovenia.

malenka27. 10. 2020 12:57:14

Norwegian cat's-foot (Omalotheca norvegica)

Type: flower
Family: cudweeds
Color: green and brown

Norwegian cat's-paws (Omalotheca norvegica), Oberalp Pass, Switzerland.

Norwegian cat's-paws (Omalotheca norvegica), Grimsel Pass, Switzerland.

malenka27. 10. 2020 13:03:15

Dwarf cat's-foot (Omalotheca supina)

Type: flower
Family: cudweeds
Color: green and brown

Prostrate cat's-paws (Omalotheca supina), Krnsko pogorje, Slovenia.

Prostrate cat's-paws (Omalotheca supina), Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo, Italy.

Prostrate cat's-paws (Omalotheca supina), Gèdre, France.

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malenka27. 10. 2020 15:10:45

Pannonian thistle (Cirsium pannonicum)

Pannonian thistle (Cirsium Pannonicum), leaves.

Pannonian thistle (Cirsium Pannonicum) gladly hosts aphids.

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malenka27. 10. 2020 15:12:53

Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea)

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malenka27. 10. 2020 15:14:36

Thyme speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)

Thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)

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malenka27. 10. 2020 15:15:57

Rock speedwell (Veronica fruticans)

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Apolonija27. 10. 2020 16:49:05

Dear Malenka, I know very well all that you are explaining to me. It seems to me that the problem is that you look through the eyes of a woman who has gained huge knowledge over the years and for you everything is more or less "a piece of cake", but here many are taking first steps. For example, if someone has an unknown plant, they can determine only color, family, genus, species... but specific properties are Greek to them. They also can't identify it from photos. I understand Kati so well that it's not primarily laziness and illusory expectations from the search engine. On the other hand many plants are not yet included and search can't always help, thanks to you the list will improve greatly, we are very grateful for that. We are here to exchange plant photos we love so much, but also to help each other with our modest lay knowledge, or better ignorance, and make mistakes too. In enthusiasm we are often too confident, don't settle for family or genus and make wild guesses. Of course it's real luxury that you joined and doubts about identification correctness are gone. nasmeh

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malenka27. 10. 2020 20:05:30

Thanks, Apolonija.
I replied based on your observation that you use the search if you already know the plant. If you know the plant, no need to search here. As I wrote, there are many much more suitable websites for plant search. I have many bookmarked in browser. Usually based on certain feature (or guess which plant I studied), I searched Google images. Thus I got to useful sites via images.
If beginner is interested in plants, can quickly learn which family specimen belongs to, and build further (after all we got basics in school biology). If willing to learn, will get a book - picture book. My first was What blooms here. But I often spent 2-3 hours searching for answer. 15 years ago web had less than tenth botany photos available now.

So, everything depends on individual's interest. Can start by posting pic on forum for someone to tell what it is. Nothing wrong with that. Can go further: browse other users' pics on forum or Flowers section. Up to hundreds better botanical sites.

Best regards

Apolonija28. 10. 2020 01:24:10

My words, that the plant should be known for the search engine—at least the family or species besides the color—were intended for Kati, who knew only the color.
In general I agree with you. I believe that many people who occasionally drop in here or stay here longer, know and use other sites and browsers too. It depends, of course, on the person's motivation and knowledge not only of botany, but also computer use, learning ability, which declines with the years, time etc. Here there are also retirees, basic biology knowledge is already very distant, memory fails, many don't have much time, especially grandmas. And really there's nothing wrong if we meet here and kindly help each other, people with different levels of plant knowledge, interest and wishes.

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malenka28. 10. 2020 18:50:52

Mountain sheep's-bit (Jasione montana)

Type: Flower
Family: bellflower family
Color: blue