This page is part of Linda's collection photographs of flowers in European mountains, mostly alpine (roughly 1800-2500m) and sub-alpine (roughly 1200-1800 m), but with a few from lower altitudes. The collection includes shots of over 600 species. The main page contains additional information, and links to the other pages in the set.
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Adenostylis alliariae ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 See also under Red/Pink! |
Again – Dol'22 |
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Again – HS'22 ... |
... below Col du Bonhomme ... |
... and close-up |
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Alkanet – Dol'16 ... |
... Anchusa officinalis ... |
... in the meadows ... |
... and cropped so's to speak |
Alpine Aster Aster alpinus – Oss'11 |
Alpine Aster – Salz'12 |
... in situ |
Again – Eng'14 |
Again – Dol'17 ... |
... and cropped |
Again, leaves – Zrm'17 |
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Again – Dol'22 ... |
... and cropped |
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Alpine Bartsia – Dol'10 |
Bartsia alpina again – Eng'14 |
Again ... |
... and cropped |
Again – OT'15 |
Again – BOb'16 |
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Alpine Betony Stachys monieri – Slo'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Purple (or Wood) Betony – Bag'22 ... |
... Stachys officinalis ... |
... and its leaves |
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Bittercress ?trifolia Cardamine trifolia – Oss'11 |
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Bittersweet – HS'22 ... |
... Solanum dulcamara |
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Purple Broom – Iseo'19 ... |
... Cystis purpurea |
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Butterwort – Picos'08 with squill and gentian ... |
... Pinguicila vulgaris cropped |
Butterwort – Picos'08 |
Butterwort – Oss'11 Pinguicila vulgaris |
And again – Pyr'11 |
And again – Picos'13 |
And again – Ktz'13 |
And again – Ork'13 |
Again ... |
... – Scot'14 |
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Large-flowered Butterwort Pinguicula grandiflora ... |
... and cropped – Pyr'11 |
And again, in the cliff ... |
... close-up ... |
... and cropped – Pyr'11 |
Again – Pyr'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Alpine Calamint |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
Again – Slo'12 |
... cropped |
Alpine Calamint – Salz'12 |
... Cropped |
Again – Ktz'13 |
And again |
Alpine Calamint Acinos alpina – Slo'14 |
Again – Dol'17 ... |
... and more closely |
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Wood Calamint – Cw'15 ... |
... Calamintha sylvatica ... |
... cropped |
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Again – Tux'16 ... |
... and again ... |
... and cropped |
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Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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For mauve Campanulas see Blue page |
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Chaenorhinum – Picos'08 |
Chaenorhinum – Picos'08 ... |
... cropped ... |
... and again |
Chaenorhinum – Picos'08 ... |
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Chaenorhinum origanifolium – Oss'13 ... |
... in Bilheres ... |
... cropped ... |
... cropped again |
Again – Picos'13 ... |
... cropped ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
Chives – Van'18 |
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Meadow Clary – Tarn'11 |
Again – Slo'13 Salvia pratensis ... |
And again |
And again |
And again ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Dol'15 |
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Again – Slo'19 ... |
... and its leaf/div> |
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Clematis, with Alpenrosen ... |
... Ditto – Dol'10 |
Again – Slo'12 |
Again – Dol'15 |
Again – Van'18 |
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Clover – Brg'22 ... |
... Trifolium Sp. |
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Common Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris – St'07 |
Aquilegia vulgaris –Slo'14 ... |
... and cropped |
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Columbine – Picos'08 ... |
... cropped |
Columbine – Slo'12 ... |
... cropped |
Aquilegia – Oss'13 ... |
... in the bank ... |
... just above Bilheres ... |
... during a stroll |
Dark Columbine Aquilegia atrata ... |
... cropped – St'07 |
Again – BOb'16 |
... and cropped |
Again – Iseo'19 ... |
... with Veronica |
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Einsels Columbine Aquilegia einseliana ... |
... and cropped – Eng'14 |
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Comfrey – Tux'16 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Cw'18 ... |
... and cropped |
Meadow Cranesbill with Mountain Sainfoin – Dol'09 |
Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense – Dol'10 |
Meadow Cranesbill – Oss'11 |
Meadow Cranesbill – Pyr'11 Geranium pratense |
Again – Sänt'14 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Sänt'14 ... |
... and cropped |
Wood Cranesbill ... |
... Geranium sylvaticum cropped – Salz'12 |
Cranesbill Sp. ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
Again – Zill'14 ... |
... cropped |
Again – OT'15 ... |
... and again |
Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and cropped ... |
... Again ... |
... cropped again |
Again – Aos'19 |
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Pyrenean Cranesbill ... |
... and cropped – Picos'13 |
And again – HA'14 |
Again – Oss'16 |
Again – Pyr'16 |
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Dusky Cranesbill Geranium phaeum – Dol'17' ... |
... and cropped |
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Autumn Crocus – Ecr'22 ... |
... Colchicum autumnale |
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Devil's Claw – Bag'22 ... |
... Phyteuma comosum, in its lair ... |
... the sole specimen of a rare species ... |
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... we engaged in ... |
... an unseemly scramble ... |
... for shot of the day |
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Dragonmouth – Picos'08 Horminum pyrenaicum |
Dragonmouth – Oss'11 Horminum pyrenaicum |
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Again – Dol'17 ... |
... its leaves ... |
... and again |
Again – Iseo'19 ... |
Again – Bag'22 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Bag'22 |
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Epilobium – Tux'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Neglected Fleabane Erigeron neglectus – Dol'10 |
Neglected Fleabane Erigeron neglectus – Dol'10 |
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Fritillarias but which? ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
Fritillaria pyrenaica – Oss'11 ... |
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... cropped ... |
... another view ... |
... and another ... |
... and view |
A crowd, a host ... |
... of Fritallaria ... |
... pyrenaica ... |
... – Oss'16 |
Possible Fritillaria leaves – Oss'13 |
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Wall Germander
– Salz'12 |
... and bee, cropped |
... and bee settled |
... and cropped |
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea ... |
... cropped – Zill'14 |
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Heartsease
– Salz'12 Viola tricolour |
... and again |
Again – Auv'14 |
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HempNettle – Pyr'23 Galeopsis bifida |
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Black Horehound Ballota nigra ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Black Horehound – Oss'11 |
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And again – Pyr'11 ... |
... cropped |
And again –Picos'13... |
... and cropped |
And again – Oss'13 ... |
... in sunlight ... |
... and with a very obliging bumblebee |
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Again, so obliging ... |
... we could take another |
Again – Ktz'13 |
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Mountain Houseleek Sempervivum montanum ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and cropped |
Ground Ivy GlechomaHederacea ... |
... and Wild Strawberry, Cropped – Dol'10 |
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Knapweed Also in Blue ... |
... cropped – Ktz'13 |
A Knapweed sp.? with different leaves? – Dor'14 |
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Common Knapweed – BOb'16 ... |
... Centaurea nigrescens and closer |
Again – Bag'22 (or Doubtful or Short-fringed) ... |
... and a dead head |
Again – Bag'22 ... |
... closer up |
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Again – Bag'22 ... |
... again ... |
... close-up |
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Wig Knapweed Centaurea phrygia – Bag'22 ... |
... black, feathery, involucre |
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Giant Knapweed – Bag'22 ... |
... again ... |
... close-up |
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Doubtful Knapweed – Dol'22 ... |
... Centaurea nigrescens ... |
... and closer |
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Ladies Smock Cardamine pratensis ... |
... cropped – St'07 |
Again – Picos'13 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Oss'13 ... |
... Cardamine pratenses, cropped ... |
... and cropped differently |
Again – Ork'13 |
Again – Auv'14 |
Again – OT'15 |
... and again |
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Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Alpine Milk Vetch – Dol'12 |
... again ... |
... again, with Sanfoin ... |
... and cropped |
Again – BOb'16 |
... and leaves |
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? Silky Milk Vetch Oxytropis halleri – AM'16 |
Again – Zrm'17' |
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Northern Milk-vetch Oxytropis lapponica – VdU'17 ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
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Milk Vetch Sp. – CdE'17 ... |
... again ... |
... again |
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Sprawling Milk-Vetch Astragalus depressus – Zrm'17' ... |
... and cropped |
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Mountain Milk-vetch – Dol'22 ... |
... Oxytropis jacquinii, cropped |
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Bitter Milkwort
– Salz'12 |
... Polygala amara |
Again – Pyr'13 |
Again – Zill'14 |
Again – Dol'15 with Moss Campion |
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Thyme-leaved Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia – Scot'14 |
Again – Cw'18 ... |
... and cropped |
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Dwarf Milkwort (at bottom) ... |
... Polygala amarella – OT'15 ... |
... and cropped |
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Again – Dol'19 ... |
... and cropped |
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Common Monkshood Aconitum napellus ... |
... cropped – BOb'10 |
Again – Bag'22 |
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Again – Dol'22 ... |
... above Penia ... |
... cropped ... |
... and again |
Variegated Monkshood – Dol'22 ... |
Aconitum variegatum, cropped |
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Rosette Mullein Ramonda pyrenaica – Pyr'16 ... |
... Pyrenean-violet, cropped – RARE |
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Bittersweet Nightshade – Cw'18 ... |
... Solanum dulcamara, cropped |
Again – Bag'22 ... |
... and its leaves |
Again – Bag'22 |
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Orpine – Van'22 ... |
... Sedum telephium |
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Pansy ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Horned Pansy Viola cornuta – Pyr'11 |
A Pansy – HA'14 possibly Long-Spurred |
Again – Aos'19 ... |
... and again |
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Mountain Pansy – BOb'16 But also in Yellow (and sometimes both) |
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Pea Family – Oss'13 ... |
... and cropped |
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Broad-Leafed Everlasting Pea Lathyrus latifolius – Pro'17 |
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Round-leaved Pennycress – Dol'09 |
Round-leaved Pennycress Thlaspi cepaefolium ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
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Again – Slo'13 ... |
... and again |
Again – Dol'15 ... |
... and again, cropped |
Again – Dol'16 |
Again – BOb'16 |
Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – CdE'17 |
Again – Dol'19 |
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Hoary Plantain Plantago media – HA'14 (with Mountain Sanfoin) |
Again – Aos'19 |
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Prunella grandiflora – Picos'08 |
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Prunella ?vulgaris – BOb'10 |
Prunella vulgaris ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Again – Picos'13 |
Again – BOb'16 |
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All Rampions are here, Mauve and Blue (except White!) |
Round-Headed Rampion – Dol'10 ... |
... Phyteuma obiculare Cropped |
Again – Salz'12 |
Again – Ktz'13 ... |
... and cropped |
And again ... |
... and cropped |
And again – Pyr'11 |
– Ktz'13 ... |
... and cropped ... |
... and cropped again |
Phyteuma obiculare Again – Slo'14 ... |
... and cropped |
And another – Slo'14 |
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Again – BOb'16 ... |
... and again |
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Again – Dol'17' ... |
... closer ... |
... closer again ... |
... and its leaf |
Again – Van'18 ... |
... and its leaves |
Again – Iseo'19 |
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Dark Rampion Phyteuma ovatum – BOb'10 |
Again – Dol'17' ... |
... close-up ... |
... and its leaves |
Scorzonera-leaved Rampion ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Again – HS'17 ... |
... and cropped |
Sieber's Rampion Phyteuma sieberi – Dol'17' ... |
... and its leaves |
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Rampion Sp. ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
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Phyteuma spicatum Again – Slo'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Betony-Leaved Rampion – Ktz'13 |
Phyteuma betonicifolium, again ...– Zill'14 |
... cropped |
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Again – Sänt'14 ... |
... and its leaves |
Again – Sr'15 ... |
... And its leaves |
Again – BOb'16 |
Again – HS'17 |
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Black Rampion Phyteuma nigrum – Slo'14 |
Again – CdE'17 ... |
... and again |
Again – Zill'18 ... |
Horned Rampion – Bag'22 ... |
... Phyteuma scheuchzeri ... |
... close-up |
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Globe-headed Rampion – Bag'22 ... |
... Phyteuma hemisphaericum, cropped ... |
... and again |
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Rosette-Leaved Rampion – Dol'22 ... |
... again ... |
... cropped |
... and cropped again |
Wood Scabious Scabiosa sylvatica ... |
... Cropped (also Knautia dipsacifolia) – BOb'10 |
Again – Salz'12 |
Again – Slo'13 |
Again – Dor'14 |
Again – Dor'14 ... |
... cropped |
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Again – Zrm'17 ... |
... closer-up ... |
... cropped ... |
... cropped closer |
And friend – Iseo'19 |
Again – Aos'19 ... |
... and its stems |
Again – Dol'22 and Marmolad |
Shining Scabious Scabiosa lucida – CdE'17 ... |
... and cropped |
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Alpine Skullcap – CdE'17 ... |
... Scutellaria alpina, cropped ... |
... again ... |
... and again |
Again – Aos'19 ... |
... closer ... |
... closer again ... |
... and skullcapped |
Rock Snapdragon – Oss'11 |
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Alpine Snowbell Soldanella alpina – Dol'09 |
Again – Slo'13 |
And again ... |
... and cropped |
Again – Dol'14 |
Again – Dol'16 |
Again – VdU'17 ... |
... and again |
And again – Dol'19 ... |
... and further cropped |
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Dwarf Snowbell – Salz'12 ... |
... Soldanella pusilla ... |
... and cropped |
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Again – OT'15 ... |
... and their leaves |
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Again – Dol'16 ... |
... and again ... |
... and again |
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Again – Tux'16 ... |
... closer up ... |
... and again |
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Alpine Sow-Thistle ...Cicerbita alpina |
... again – BOb'10... |
... and cropped |
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Alpine Sow-Thistle Lactuca alpina ... |
... its leaves – Pro'17... |
... and cropped |
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Again – Dol'22 ... |
... and its leaf |
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Musk Thistle Carduus nutans – Dol'10 |
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Great Marsh Thistle – Ktz'13 ... |
... Carduus personata ... |
... the first cropped ... |
... and the second cropped |
Again – HS'22 |
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Brook Thistle – Ktz'13 ... |
... Cirsium rivulare, cropped |
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Again – Van'18 ... |
... closer ... |
... and cropped |
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Again – Bag'22 ... |
... in a flock ... |
... and another |
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Stemless Thistle – Dol'22 ... |
... Cirsium acaule, cropped again |
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An unnamed Thistle – Dol'22 ... |
... Carduus carlinifolius, and cropped |
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Spiniest Thistle – Dol'22 ... |
Cirsium spinosissimum ... |
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Italian Thistle – Brg'22 ... |
... Carduus litigiosus ... |
... closer up |
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Thistle sp. – Iseo'19 |
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Thyme – BOb'10 |
Again – Ktz'13 |
Again – Sr'15 |
Again – Aos'19 |
Hairy Thyme – Tux'16 ... |
... with round leaves |
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Thyme Sp. – Tux'16 ... |
... glabrous, round leaves |
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Alpine Toadflax Linarea alpina – Picos'08 |
Alpine Toadflax – Picos'08 |
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Alpine Toadflax ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Alpine Toadflax Linaria alpina ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
Alpine Toadflax Linarea alpina ... |
... Cropped – Oss'11 |
Alpine Toadflax Linarea alpina ... |
... Cropped – Pyr'11 |
Again – Zill'14 ... |
Again |
Again ... |
... cropped |
Again – BOb'16 |
Again – Zill'18 |
Again – HS'22 |
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Purple Toothwort – Oss'16 ... |
... Lathraea clandestina |
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Vetch Sp. ... |
... Cropped – Picos'08 |
Vetch Sp. ... |
... Cropped – Dol'10 |
Bush Vetch – Dol'12 Vica sepium |
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Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca – Tarn'11 |
And again – Pyr'11 |
And again – Picos'13'13 |
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Again – VdU'17 ... |
... again, cropped |
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Pyrennean Vetch Vicia Pyrenaica – Pyr'11 |
Again – Oss'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Vetch Sp. – Pyr'11 |
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Again – Pyr'16 ... |
... cropped ... |
... And again ... |
... cropped |
? Sanfoin Vetch – AM'16 |
... Vicia onobrychioides |
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Wood Vetch Vicia sylvatica – Dol'17 ... |
... closer ... |
... closer still ... |
... and its leaves |
PurpleVetch – Van'18 ... |
... and its leaves |
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Spring Vetchling – Picos'13 ... |
Again, Lathyrus vernus – Cw'15 ... |
... and cropped |
Again – OT'15 ... |
... again ... |
... again ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped
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Again – Dol'15 ... |
... again, cropped ... |
... and seed-pods |
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Again – Oss'16 ... |
... and cropped |
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Viola cenisia ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Violets ... |
... Cropped – BOb'10 |
Again – Aos'19 with Trumpet Gentians ... |
... close-up ... |
... and in context |
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Dame's Violet Hesperis matronalis ... |
... Cropped – Pyr'11 See also the White page |
Again – HS'18 ... |
... and cropped |
Maritime Alps Pansy – AM'16 ... |
... Viola valderia ... |
... location, flowers ... |
... and cropped |
Long-spurred Pansy Viola calcarata – BOb'16 |
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Violet sp. – Auv'14 |
And other leaves |
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Wulfenia,
with Vetch – Dol'10 |
Wulfenia, with Vetch ... |
... Wulfenia oxytropis, Cropped – Dol'10 |
Wulfenia – Salz'12 |
Wulfenia carinthiaca – Dol'12 |
... cropped |
Wulfenia carinthiaca – Salz'12 |
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Unknown – Dol'10 |
Unknown – Cw'15 |
This is a page within the Clarke-Spinaze Alpine Flower Photo Gallery. The site home-page is here
Contact: Linda or Roger
Created: 9 August 2010; Last Amended: 10 February 2024