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Title: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 09, 2016, 10:00:00 PM

far from the noise and fuss of the brexit, i hiked few days in the Pyrennees in search of the alpines treasures

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the playground is the Eyne valley, for those who love plants it's a heaven on earth

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Maggi Young on July 09, 2016, 10:03:21 PM

I am enjoying the Pyrenees at the moment also, Yann - but from my chair- watching Le Tour de France!

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 09, 2016, 10:11:10 PM

I didn't take this option, but used my shoes to climb the 12 miles up to Spain  :P

Lilium martagon
Lilium pyrenaicum
The rhododendron cover the lower slopes
Dianthus are seen until 2000m

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 09, 2016, 10:20:58 PM

My goal was to see the beautiful Saxifraga aquatica in flower

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 09, 2016, 10:27:04 PM

i was also lucky to see Adonis pyrenaica, only 5 plants found.
Veratrum album
Aster alpinus
Phyteuma orbiculare
Pyrola chloranta

Gonna post more when i'll get a decent network

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 10, 2016, 10:27:49 AM

Adenostyles alliarae
Sempervivum montanum
Trollius europaeus
Aconitum napellus
Pulsatilla alpina subsp. apiifolia, seeds

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 10, 2016, 10:31:35 AM

Angelica sylvestris
Silene rupestris
Melampyrum sylvaticum
Pinguicula grandiflora
Gentiana pyrenaica

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 10, 2016, 10:36:33 AM

Euphrasia stricta
Globularia repens
Carduus carlinoïdes
Pedicularis comosa
Potentilla nivalis

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Gabriela on July 10, 2016, 12:53:14 PM

Indeed a flower heaven Yann! So many familiar species from Carpathians - I miss the mountains.
The image with the seed heads(Ranunculus) looks more like a Geum/Pulsatilla?

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Hoy on July 10, 2016, 04:08:13 PM

Beautiful, Yann! Both the valley and the flora.

(The last one, Potentilla nivalis must be an Alchemilla though?)

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on July 10, 2016, 05:03:56 PM

Wonderful, Yann. Wish I could get away from Brexit.

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 10, 2016, 06:12:01 PM

Yes Hoy, i'll rename the file. I'll post the potentilla may be tonight as I need to sort them
Gabriela : i corrected the label, a shame seeds were not mature
I'm now back in the Gard and collected seeds for the seedex under a 38°c in the garrigues  :P

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 29, 2016, 08:07:16 PM

some new photos

Gymnadenia conopsea
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Gymnadenia austriaca

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 29, 2016, 08:10:01 PM

Do you like Lupinus ?

Lupinus angustifolius

Title: Re: Pyrenees flora
Post by: Yann on July 29, 2016, 08:15:39 PM

Rosa pendulina
Rosa canina
Oxytropis halleri
Oxytropis campestris