Friday, 25 April 2025

A Walk in the Forest

The other day I wanted some ramsons (wild garlic) to use with a fish dish I was planning to cook for dinner. Luckily our local forest has a secret (ahem...not very...) ramsons patch, so I went for a walk in the forest.

 

White Asphodel Asphodelus albus (Fr.  Asphodèle blanc).

White Asphodel Asphodelus alba, France.


Ramsons Allium ursinum (Fr. Ail des ours).

Ramsons Allium ursinum, France.


These are the new young leaves of Lily of the Valley Convallaria majalis (Fr. Muguet). Don't mistake them for Ramsons, because they are toxic. These were growing right next to the Ramsons in the photo above.

lily of the Valley Convalleria majus, France.


A teensy weensy female dagger fly Empididae in a Wood Anemone.

Empididae on Wood Anemone, France.


Hornbeam and Sessile Oak forest.

Hornbeam and Oak forest, France.


Silky Wall Feather Moss Homalothecium sericeum (Fr. Homalothécie soyeuse). Maybe...

Homalothecium sericeum, France.


Bank Haircap Moss Polytrichastrum formosum (Fr. Polytricie élégante) and Rough Stalked Feather Moss Brachythecium rutabulum ... Maybe...

Bracythecium rutabulum and Polystichastrum formosum, France., France.


Polypore Lenzites sp.

lenzites sp, France.


Bank Haircap Moss.

Polystichastrum formosum, France.

1 comment:

Jean said...

I imagine that one sniff of the wild garlic leaves would tell whether they were the right thing or not.

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