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Flowers of Provence, Part 12
Trifolium to
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Image 1. Trifolium alpestre, or mountain zigzag clover, in a subalpine meadow.

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Image 2. Trifolium pratense, le Trèfle rouge or red clover

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Image 3. Trifolium stellatum, le Trèfle étoilé, or star clover

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Image 4. Probably Tulipa australis, la Tulipe sauvage, or wild tulip,
growing in a subalpine environment.


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Image 5. Probably Tulipa australis, la Tulipe sauvage, or wild tulip,
growing in a subalpine environment.


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Image 6. Urospermum dalechampii, the golden-fleece, a kind of "yellow composite".

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Image 7. Possibly Valeriana asarifolia, a kind of valerian, growing
at about 1,600 meters elevation near the summit of the Lure.


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Image 8. Possibly Valeriana asarifolia, a kind of valerian, growing
at about 1,600 meters elevation near the summit of the Lure.


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Image 9. Possibly Valeriana tuberosa. The flowers look a lot like
Centranthus angustifolius to me, but it's only 10-20 cm tall.


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Image 10. A species of Verbascum, or mullein,
possibly Verbascum thapsus, le Bouillon blanc.


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Image 11. A species of Verbascum, or mullein

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Image 12. Veronica allionii, or compact blue speedwell,
growing in a subalpine meadow.


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Image 13. A species of Veronica, or speedwell, in a mountain meadow.

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Image 14. A species of Veronica, or speedwell, growing in a subalpine meadow.

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Image 15. Viburnum tinus, called the laurustinus, laurustinus viburnum, or laurestine.

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Image 16. Vicia cracca, la Vesce à épis, also known as
tufted vetch, cow vetch or bird vetch.


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Image 17. A species of Vicia, or vetch.

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Image 18. Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, Dompte-venin or swallow-wort

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Image 19. Viola arvensis, or field pansy.

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Image 20. Viola calcarata, or long-spurred pansy,
in a subalpine habitat among limestone rocks.


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Image 21. This unidentified flower was growing near the top of the Lure,
at about 1600 meters among limestone pebbles.


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Image 22. This unidentified flower must be in the pea family

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Image 23. This unidentified, prostrate flower was growing in a subalpine habitat

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Image 24. This unidentified flower might be in the mustard family

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