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Aethionema to
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Image 1. Aethionema saxatile, called burnt candytuft

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Image 2. Agrimonia eupatoria, common agrimony ,church steeples or sticklewort

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Image 3. Agrimonia eupatoria, common agrimony ,church steeples or sticklewort

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Image 4. Ajuga chamaepitys, le Bugle petit-pin, or Ground pine

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Image 5. Probably Ajuga pyramidalis in a stage without flowers,
but possibly A. genevensis
. Or a species of Bartsia?


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Image 6. Alchemilla alpina, alpine lady's mantle
A tiny flower; the leaves are bordered with white.


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Image 7. Allium schubertii, or Schubert's onion

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Image 8. Possibly Allium sphaerocephalon, a type of onion,
or it might be a species of orchid.


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Image 9. An Allium sp., or onion, perhaps Allium roseum, l'Ail rosé,
growing at about 1,600 meters elevation near the summit of the Lure, a subalpine habitat.


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Image 10. Althaea hirsutus, called the hairy marshmallow

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Image 11. Alyssum sp. Seeds and buds?

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Image 12. Anacamptis pyramidalis, or l'Orchis pyramidal, the Pyramid orchid,
one of the more common orchids in the Alpes de Haute-Provence region.


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Image 13. Anacamptis pyramidalis, or l'Orchis pyramidal, the Pyramid orchid,
one of the more common orchids in the Alpes de Haute-Provence region.


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Image 14. Anchusa arvensis, called the small bugloss or annual bugloss

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Image 15. Possibly Anchusa azurea, a kind of bugloss, but it's only a guess.

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Image 16. Possibly Anchusa azurea, a kind of bugloss, but it's only a guess.

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Image 17. Anthemis tinctoria, a "yellow composite", the golden marguerite
or yellow chamomile


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Image 18. Anthericum liliago, le Petit Lys, or St. Bernard's lily

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Image 19. Anthericum liliago, le Petit Lys, or St. Bernard's lily

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Image 20. Anthyllis montana, Mountain kidney-vetch, growing over limestone
in a low-alpine environment


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Image 21. Anthyllis vulneraria, La Vulnéraire, or Kidney-vetch

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Image 22. Anthyllis vulneraria, La Vulnéraire, or Kidney-vetch

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Image 23. Antirrhinum latifolium, le Muflier à large feuilles, or large snapdragon

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Image 24. Aphyllanthes monspeliensis, called l'Aphyllante de Montpelier

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Image 25. Aphyllanthes monspeliensis, called l'Aphyllante de Montpelier

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