Author Topic: Maritimes Alps mid August (Read 929 times)

Yann · « **on:** December 02, 2022, 08:46:35 PM »

Gourdon is a well known village, part of the "vallée du Loup". The entire region is well known by the botanists and even in late summer it's possible to find amazing plants.

Maggi Young · « **Reply #1 on:** December 03, 2022, 05:30:28 PM »

Gourdon is also a coastal fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not particulary known by botanists!!

Yann · « **Reply #2 on:** December 03, 2022, 08:10:20 PM »

Quote from: Maggi Young on December 03, 2022, 05:30:28 PM

Gourdon is also a coastal fishing village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, not particulary known by botanists!!

Gourdon is a common name, it exists in Italia too, south west of Portugal, Ardèche, etc. It means someone who is slow, apathetic.

Colchicum neapolitanum, litterature also name it longifolium but it's very different in shape, leaves and flower's size. Endemic to the prealps between france and italia.

Iris graminea seeds pods, this species grow in very wet rocky areas.

Paeonia officinalis subsp huthii, another nice stage of this genius.

Prospero autumnale started very early this year despite 24-26°C nights in the mountains.

Near Col de Vence most populations have thick stems

Yann · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2022, 10:08:28 PM »

Rhaponticum coniferum

Ononis minutissima growing in the driest zones

Setaria verticillata

Centaurea scabiosa

Asperula cynanchica

Yann · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2022, 07:54:45 PM »

the scarce Allium coloratum

Asparagus acutifolius

Petrorhagia saxifraga

Stachys recta

Yann · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2022, 08:01:50 PM »

Verbascum sinuatum

Eryngium campestre among Thymus vulgaris, i let you image the scent at each step crossing the garrigue.

Raphanus raphanistrum seeds pods

Yann · « **Reply #6 on:** December 05, 2022, 10:51:08 PM »

On the ~~African savana~~ Calern plateau the weather can quikly change, within 5mn i was under strikes and you can escape wherever you walk. This area is the kingdom of Astronomy and the hunting ground for thunderstorm enthusiasts, some coming from far away to attend the festival.