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Myosotis to
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Image 1. Myosotis alpestris, or alpine forget-me-not

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Image 2. Myosotis alpestris, or alpine forget-me-not

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Image 3. Myosotis alpestris, or alpine forget-me-not

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Image 4. Possibly Myosotis arvensis or Mysotis discolor

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Image 5. Myosoton aquaticum, called water chickweed. It grows in damp soil

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Image 6. Neottia nidus-avis, la Néotttie nid d'oiseau, or bird's-nest orchid

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Image 7. Nigella damascena, la Nigelle de damas, or love-in-a-mist

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Image 8. Nigella damascena, la Nigelle de damas, or love-in-a-mist

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Image 9. Probably a species of Oenanthe, or water dropwort

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Image 10. Olea europaea, the olive tree. The flowers are tiny.

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Image 11. Onobrychis, possibly O. sativa, Sainfoin à feuilles de vesce,
in English, sanfoin. It's a cultivated plant.


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Image 12. Ononis campestris, the spiney restharrow,
or possibly Ononis spinosa, l'Ononis épineux


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Image 13. Ononis natrix, la Coquesigrue, or large yellow restharrow

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Image 14. Possibly a species of Ononis, this one a woody shrub.

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Image 15. Possibly a species of Ononis, growing in a subalpine environment
near the summit of the Lure


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Image 16. This might be one of the subspecies of Ophrys fuciflora,
or possibly Ophrys scolopax; both are kinds of bee orchid.
The flower is imitating the pattern of a pollinating insect.


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Image 17. This might be one of the subspecies of Ophrys fuciflora,
or possibly Ophrys scolopax; both are kinds of bee orchid.


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Image 18. This might be one of the subspecies of Ophrys fuciflora,
or possibly Ophrys scolopax; both are kinds of bee orchid.


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Image 19. This might be one of the subspecies of Ophrys fuciflora,
or possibly Ophrys scolopax; both are kinds of bee orchid.

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Image 20. Possibly Orchis coriophora ssp. fragrans, l'Orchis parfumé.
The Orchis coriophora that is a different subspecies is called bug orchid,
because it smells like bedbugs, but this subspecies (if that's what it is) smells like vanilla.


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Image 21. Possibly Orchis coriophora ssp. fragrans, l'Orchis parfumé

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Image 22. Probably Orchis militaris, l'Orchis militaire, the military orchid

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Image 23. Probably Orchis militaris, l'Orchis militaire, the military orchid

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Image 24. Orchis purpurea, l'Orchis pourpre, the lady orchid

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Image 25. Orchis purpurea, l'Orchis pourpre, the lady orchid

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Image 26. Probably Orchis ustulata, l'Orchis brûle, the burnt orchid

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