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ninthace

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Re: Flora
« Reply #255 on: 14:24:57, 17/06/19 »
Where on Earth did you see the gentian? And what sort is it, spring gentian?
At an altitude of 2000m 1 km NNE from the summit of the Kaiserburg. I have no idea what type.  If you want to see them wild in the UK there is a patch by the stream just above Cronkley Farm by the Pennine Way growing on a bank just north of beck after the bridge. Apparently, nearby on the south bank there is some sort of bush that is only found there and on the Burren in Ireland and one one island in the Atlantic, I forget which.
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Flora - A present from the Alps
« Reply #256 on: 16:17:55, 23/06/19 »
Here are a few pretties from Austria - from alpine meadow and a bit higher up. If anyone wants to name them feel free.


Meadow




Near the summit



Near the summit



Close up



Rather than make a huge post - I will pop some more on tomorrow
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Re: Flora - more Alpines
« Reply #257 on: 10:15:42, 24/06/19 »
Continuing my post.  Again, if anyone can name them, feel free.
More meadow flowers


 
A host of Alpine Gentian on the Kaiserburg


 
Hedgerow flower of some sort


 
Meadow flower


 
Hidden by the side of the path, fairly high up


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Re: Flora
« Reply #258 on: 11:01:44, 24/06/19 »
Last one Bugle? Great pics  O0
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Re: Flora
« Reply #259 on: 13:54:56, 24/06/19 »
Some great wild flower shots there, Ninthace.
Looking for a bit of help myself;
Wennault flower by Barewirewalker, on Flickr

Nearest I have come up with is Nottingham Catchfly or Common Cow-wheat, it is not one I was familiar with in my childhood, so I don't know a country name for it.

It now gives a yellow carpet to the floor of a wood almost as captivating as bluebells. Will be posting a few of the Dolfor topic.

Just for your 'Delectation';
P1050383 by Barewirewalker, on Flickr
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Re: Flora
« Reply #260 on: 16:16:16, 24/06/19 »
Some great wild flower shots there, Ninthace.
Looking for a bit of help myself;
Wennault flower by Barewirewalker, on Flickr

Nearest I have come up with is Nottingham Catchfly or Common Cow-wheat, it is not one I was familiar with in my childhood, so I don't know a country name for it.

It now gives a yellow carpet to the floor of a wood almost as captivating as bluebells. Will be posting a few of the Dolfor topic.

383 by Barewirewalker, on Flickr



Not Nottingham Catchfly -  I know it as Cow-wheat - very pretty and delicate.




Last one Bugle? Great pics  O0


Milkwort I think
Hidden by the side of the path, fairly high up




Gorgeous gentians Ninthace





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Re: Flora - more Alpines
« Reply #261 on: 20:13:20, 24/06/19 »



Meadow flower






The star shaped lilac flowers look like a variety of Campanula, I think.
And I'm fairly sure that the tall pinkish flowers above are Bistort.
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Re: Flora - A present from the Alps
« Reply #262 on: 20:35:02, 24/06/19 »

Near the summit



Close up




I think these are Spring Gentain...but not 100%
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Re: Flora
« Reply #263 on: 21:49:25, 24/06/19 »
Thanks everyone for the identifications.  More pictures tomorrow for you to identify.
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Re: Flora
« Reply #264 on: 05:47:07, 25/06/19 »
Thanks Jac for that identification, this is the whole picture, well not quite it was behind as well, with few 100yards around the bend.
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Re: Flora
« Reply #265 on: 20:12:39, 25/06/19 »
Some more flowers from the Alps.  Again if anyone knows what they are feel free:


High up, pathside. Like a cowslip but much smaller


Next to the last one

Also high up

High woodland

Pathside, still high


 

 

 
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Re: Flora
« Reply #266 on: 20:31:18, 25/06/19 »
Photo 1 is Kidney Vetch
Photo 3 looks like Birds-foot Trefoil
Photo 4 looks like a variety of Scabious
Photo 5 is Thymus vulgaris (common thyme)

Oh...the orange dandelion-ish looking meadow flower you posted on the 23rd is probably Crepis aurea - Golden Hawk's-beard.

Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong! :D
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Re: Flora
« Reply #267 on: 20:57:52, 25/06/19 »
Bee Orchid I photographed on Sunday in the Longstone Edge area 8) ....







Marsh Orchids.....








And one of the fields of wild red poppies that everyone's been going crazy about lately!





Safer to photograph them from a few miles away! :D
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Re: Flora
« Reply #268 on: 21:02:43, 25/06/19 »
Photo 1 is Kidney Vetch
Photo 3 looks like Birds-foot Trefoil
Photo 4 looks like a variety of Scabious
Photo 5 is Thymus vulgaris (common thyme)

Oh...the orange dandelion-ish looking meadow flower you posted on the 23rd is probably Crepis aurea - Golden Hawk's-beard.

Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong! :D
Cor you're good.  Thanks.  That thyme looks nothing like the stuff in my garden but I was wondering today when I posted it.
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Re: Flora
« Reply #269 on: 10:31:28, 26/06/19 »
Cor you're good.  Thanks.  That thyme looks nothing like the stuff in my garden but I was wondering today when I posted it.
We do have some very helpful and knowledgeable members on this forum, following this topic is very interesting.

Talking about Orchids, I opened up some photos taken in Galloway, June 7 2015, yesterday to offer some help on another topic, I found a very out of focus picture of a white orchid, taken on heather moorland at around 1500ft.

Quality of picture is very poor as it was taken, quickly because we needed to make time on the route and I was tired because the Merrick had taken it's toll on my stamina. Looking through the photos I realise I still have to make a slide show on this walk and it would be good to incorporate a picture of the moment. The Greater Butterfly Orchid does seem to fit the bill, though the blurry nature of the photo could suggest the flower head being denser.The find was somewhere along the east flank of the Rig of Enoch, so would this location allow for the later flowering. My artistic side is being tempted with the ideas of slide transitions between white orchids and the Grey Man of Merrick.   :o or  :D or even  :2funny: no perhaps  :crazy2:
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