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Hertfordshire Group

 

Plants in the Wild

 

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Pictures taken in Western Australia by Andrew Mayo

Caladenia arenicola

Carousel Spider Orchid

 

Caladenia flava

Cowslip Orchid

Caladenia latifolia

Pink Fairies

Thelymitra crinita

Blue Lady Orchid

Caladenia vulgata

Common spider orchid

Calandrinia polunandra

Clematis linearifolia

Slender clematis

Diuris magnifica

Pansy orchid

Erimaea beaufortioides

Hakea francisiana

Emu Tree

Lechenaultia macrantha

Wreath flower

Sowerbaea laxiflora

Tassel flower

 

A Feast of Flowers in the
Picos de Europa 

Holiday taken by Helen and Peter Cullens in March 2011, plants on http://fands.org.uk/1.FANDSMorocco.htm  & http://pjspictures.me.uk/

 

Cretan Plants

taken by Peter Cullens on an autumn holiday in Crete in October 2009

Crocus laevigatus

Dandelions

Praying Mantis

Colchicum cretense

Scilla depressa

Pancratium maritimum

Swallowtail on Lantana

Narcissus serotinus

Clematis cirrhosa

Lygaeus equestris taking off

 

Colchicum macrophyllum

White form

Scilla autumnalis

Vitex agnus-castus

 

Spurge hawkmoth caterpillar

Cyclamen graecum ssp. graecum

Sternbergia sicula

For fuller details of the holiday and pictures by Helen and Peter Cullens go to: 

http://fands.org.uk/1.FANDSCrete-in-Autumn.htm and http://www.pjspictures.me.uk/

 

Monte Sibilini

 

pictures by Andrew Mayo 2008

Tulipa australis

detail

Erysimum

Gentiana verna

Orchis purpurea

Dianthus monspellianus marsicus

Orchis provincialis

Variant orchis

Orchis provincialis alba

Platanthera bifolia

Orchis militaris

Helianthemum lavandifolium

Ophrys bertolonii

Aceras anthropophorum

Primula elatior

Doronicum columnae

Pulsatilla alpina

Onosma echioides

detail

Petasites albus

Cyclamen repandum

Paeonia officinalis

Corydalis intermedia

Corydalis intermedia alba

Saponaria oxymoides

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Orchis italica

More of Andrew's pictures can be found at http://hedgehog44.smugmug.com/gallery/6372705_sjL6y#402877320_5FjnH

They will give you a feeling for the scenery and atmosphere of the places visited.

 

North CarolinaThese are from the Appalachian Mountains,

North Carolina, early May 2006

pictures by Andrew Mayo

North Carolina May 2006

Butterfly

The Botanists

More of Andrew's pictures can be found at http://hedgehog44.smugmug.com/gallery/6372705_sjL6y#402877320_5FjnH

They will give you a feeling for the scenery and atmosphere of the places visited.

 

Cretan Plants

taken by Peter Cullens on a spring holiday in Crete in April 2008

Serapias orientalis

Meadow plants

Lesser celandine

Aubretia deltoidea

Alkanna

Green spider on Cistus

Sarcopoyerium spinosum

Cistus

Ranunculus

Geranium lucidum

Arum idaeum

Cyclamen creticum

Anemone hortensis

Calendula arvensis

 

 

Ophris heldreichii

 

 

 

For fuller details of the holiday and far too many pictures by Helen Cullens go to:  http://www.fands.org.uk/1.FANDSCrete.htm and http://www.pjspictures.me.uk/1.PJP_Crete.htm

 

Crocus veluchensis

Bulgarian Plants

This set is from the Pirin and Rila Mountains taken in late June by Andrew Mayo

Gentiana pyrenaica

 

Aquilegia aurea

 

Peter and Helen Cullens went to Bulgaria in June 2009;  their pictures can be found at:  http://www.fands.org.uk/1.FANDSBulgaria.htm and http://www.pjspictures.me.uk/1.PJP_Bulgaria.htm

Scarce Copper - HC

Untouched meadow - PC

Haberlea rhodopensis - HC

More pictures by Andrew MayoFrom the Julian Alps

Campanula

Campanula species

Campanula Thyrsoides

Daphne Petraea

Lilium Martagon

Linum Perenne

Polemonium caeruleum

Sodanella carpatica

Digitalis grandiflora

 

 

Some plants from Mount Tochal above Teheran - not yet identified by me! 

Scutelaria orientalis?

If you can name any of these plants, please let Andrew know andrew.mayo@mayolearning.com  

 

Andrew Mayo

 

 

Bloody Cranesbill

Wild flowers

Marsh Cinquefoil

On the
Isle of Coll

Natural rock garden almost at sea level with thrift, sedum and lichens.

 

Oystercatcher   RSPB

Adult oystercatcher, summer

Early Purple Orchid

Marsh Marigolds

by Peter Cullens others Helen Cullens

 

 

South African Plantsfrom Andrew Mayo

 

 

  Brunsvigia Radulosa

member of the amaryllidaceae not hardy outside in the UK

Crinum Giraminicola

also a member of the amaryllidaceae

not hardy outside in UK

  Satyrium Longicaulda

Terrestrial orchid needs protection in UK

 

Zalunzianska microsiphon

Similar to Z. distans, from the Drakensburg Mountains around 2500 metres

 

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