Nature Photos

Image 1. Probably Ornithogalum umbellatum, la Dame-d'onze-heures,
the star-of-Bethlehem, or grass lily

Image 2. Probably Ornithogalum umbellatum, la Dame-d'onze-heures,
although it might be a different species of Ornithogalum.

Image 3. A species of Orobanche, or Broomrape, parasitic plants without chlorophyl.

Image 4. Another species of Orobanche, or Broomrape, parasitic plants without chlorophyl.
This one was growing in a subalpine habitat.

Image 5. Pallenis spinosa, called in French, Astérolide épaneux.

Image 6. Papaver rhoeas, the corn poppy or field poppy;
in French, le Pavot or le Coquelicot.

Image 7. Pedicularis foliosa, the leafy lousewort

Image 8. Pedicularis kerneri, a species of Lousewort,
growing amidst limestone rocks near the summit of the Lure.

Image 9. Petrorhagia dubia, called pink grass, hairypink, or wilding pink.
It's a very small flower, less than a centimeter across.

Image 10. Phlomis herba-venti, or l'Herbe au vent, the herb of the wind

Image 11. Phlomis herba-venti, or l'Herbe au vent, the herb of the wind

Image 12. Phyteuma betonicifolium, the blue-spiked rampion, in French, Raiponce,
or possibly P. ovatum, the dark rampion.

Image 13. Phyteuma orbiculare, or round-headed rampion

Image 14. Plantago media, the hoary plantain

Image 15. Probably Platanthera bifolia, le Platanthère à deux feuilles,
but it might be P. montana, le Platanthère de montagne.

Image 16. Probably Plathathera chlorantha, the greater butterfly-orchid

Image 17. Polygala alpestris, the tiny alpine milkwort.

Image 18. Polygala vulgaris subsp. nicaeensis, la Polygala de Nice, a milkwort

Image 19. A species of Polygala, or milkwort

Image 20. Possibly Potentilla verna, la Pontentille printanière, or cinqefoil.
It was growing in damp soil at the edge of a seasonal pond.

Image 21. Primula palinuri, the Palinuri primrose, growing in a subalpine environment

Image 22. Primula veris, called the cowslip, common cowslip,
or cowslip primrose

Image 23. Prunella laciniata, or cut-leaved self-heal. Prunella is Brunelle in French.

Image 24. Ranunculus montanus, or mountain buttercup

Image 25. A species of Ranunculus, or buttercup

Image 26. A species of Ranunculus, or buttercup

Nature Photos