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Title: Vercors mountains, south-east of France
Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:18:02 PM
back from an orchids rallye, here're some photos.
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:20:20 PM
3 weeks ago the snow recovered the lands
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:22:33 PM
some shots dedicated to Ian, i walked on erythroniums
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:25:11 PM
Crocus were still flowering
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:28:03 PM
Helleborus all over the high mountains
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:46:10 PM
It's the best period for orchids
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:47:43 PM
even more orchids
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:49:06 PM
can't get enough of them  :P
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:51:00 PM
You can't resist these beauties  ;D
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:52:46 PM
Lots of are endemic of this region
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:55:18 PM
Most grow on dry vallon
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:56:51 PM
forest of Ophrys  ::)
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 06:59:58 PM
it's sometimes hard to definite which parents gave these Ophrys hybrids
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 07:02:14 PM
The surrounding landscape is also stunning
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Post by: Maggi Young on May 10, 2015, 07:42:32 PM
Yann, it has been such a pleasure to share these photos of so many wonderful plants.  Your pictures of the area show its natural beauty and the range of different plant- as well as the large number of orchids is extraordinary. How you must have enjoyed the trip!
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Post by: Ian Y on May 10, 2015, 08:07:24 PM
Wonderful Yan and then there come the orchids.
Thanks.
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Post by: Richard Green on May 10, 2015, 08:19:18 PM
Yann, they are wonderful photos, how lucky you are to be able to visit this area.  I wonder what Ian thinks about you walking on Erythroniums!!!
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Post by: Hoy on May 10, 2015, 08:47:15 PM
Beautiful, Yann! Is this from the Parc naturel régional du Vercors?

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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 09:47:51 PM
Yes, the parc is a vast land of 20000ha with a great biotope's diversity.
You can't visit all the region in one week, one life isn't enough to explore each spots of that mountainous massif.
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Post by: fleurbleue on May 10, 2015, 09:53:08 PM
Wonderful trip Yann !
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 09:53:49 PM
Maggi each year it's my pilgrimage, no tourist in the countryside at this time of the year. You can feel a day like a king in its realm and a day vulnerable compared to the surrounding elements.
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 09:54:43 PM
Merci Nicole, you certainly know some parts of this region, living not so far?
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 10:10:47 PM
I forgot to post forms called Lusus wich means morphological abnormality
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Post by: Yann on May 10, 2015, 10:14:59 PM
it's quiet rare
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Post by: David Nicholson on May 11, 2015, 08:07:30 AM
Interesting trip Yann, it looks a beautiful area.
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Post by: johnralphcarpenter on May 11, 2015, 10:30:57 AM
Wonderful Yann, now all we have to do is identify all the plants!
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Post by: Yann on May 11, 2015, 11:30:18 AM
Yes sorry i didn't have time to label photos...
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