Simon and I joined the Phoenix en Claise walking group at Etableau and we did 5 kilometres on Monday 24 April.
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| Nomad bee Nomada sp (Fr. nomade) on dandelion Taraxacum agg (Fr. pissenlit). |
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| Mountain Cinquefoil Potentilla montana (Fr. Potentille brillante). This was a new species for me, and it is rare enough to be a species whose presence determines a Zone naturelle d'intéret écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) may be declared. |
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| Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa (Fr.Andrène à cul rouge) on Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa (Fr. l'Anémone sylvie). |
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| White Asphodel Asphodelus albus (Fr. L'Asphodèle blanc). |
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| Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi (Fr. La Thècle de la ronce). |
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| Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula (Fr. L'Orchis mâle). |
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| Cowslips Primula veris (Fr. Coucou) and a mature Downy Oak Quercus pubescens (Fr. Le chêne pubescent). |
2 comments:
In my yard here in the U.S., what I think was Potentilla Indica was growing profusely. First time I saw their fruits I thought they were fraises des bois? I was badly disappointed! They are called mock strawberry; I didn’t know that at the time!
chm: yes I got all excited in the orchard, then realised the plant was Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis.
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