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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Yann on June 24, 2018, 07:36:22 PM

Title: french northern coasts
Post by: Yann on June 24, 2018, 07:36:22 PM

The snow level in the french alps was so high this year i've postpone several trips to early July.
Patiently waiting i've revisted several areas in my region. The weather is warm and dry until mid-may and plants are now suffering from the lack of water.
Here's a small selection of what i found during these walks.


Honckenya peploides

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Spergula marina

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Halimione portulacoides

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Limonium binervosum

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Spergula media

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Title: Re: french northern coasts
Post by: Yann on June 24, 2018, 07:40:08 PM

Calystegia soldanella

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Limonium vulgare

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Bryonia cretica ssp dioïca

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Drosera rotundifolia

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Lycopodiella inundata

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Title: Re: french northern coasts
Post by: Yann on June 24, 2018, 07:46:28 PM

Logfia minima

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Juncus tenuis

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Dactylorhiza incarnata x fuschii

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Title: Re: french northern coasts
Post by: Maggi Young on June 24, 2018, 07:54:07 PM

Your travel restrictions are  benefiting us  in seeing your photos, Yann, thank you! Coastal areas can carry a more rich selection of plants than some  people realise, I think.

Title: Re: french northern coasts
Post by: Yann on June 24, 2018, 07:58:44 PM

They host 70% of my region's flora. It's a mixture of very dry and wet soil, protected areas and super windy spots, so the diversity can explain the number of plants and insects.

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Juncus gerardi

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Scirpus maritimus compactus

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