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Dianthus microlepis June 28, 2002 en route between Bunderitsa Valley and Popina Luka, Pirin National Park, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Dianthus
giganteus June 30, 2002 in the meadows at Popovi Livadi, Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Heart-flowered
Orchid Dactylorhiza cordigera June 27, 2002 in the lush meadows around Popovo Ezero ("Priest Lake"), Pirin National Park, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Thracian Flax Linum thracium June 28, 2002 en route between Bunderitsa Valley and Popina Luka, Pirin National Park, Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria « PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Pyrenean
Gentian Gentiana pyrenaica June 21, 2002 in the meadows surrounding the Musalenski Ezera (Musala Lakes), Rila National Park, Rila Mountains, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Aubretia
gracilis June 25, 2002 in meadows around the Bunderishki Ezera ("Bunderitsa Lakes"), Pirin National Park, Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Heart-leaved
Leopardsbane Doronicum columnae June 27, 2002 near Popovo Ezero ("Priest Lake"), Pirin National Park, Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria.
« PHOTO BY: Nancy Chapman |
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Edelweiss Leontopodium alpinum September 2000 at the Miradores de Ordesa, Ordesa-Monte Perdido National Park, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain. Perhaps the most romantic member of the daisy family (Compositae). Its German name means "noble (or, precious) white." It is also known as: Pied de lion, or étoile d’argent (French, "lion’s foot," or "silver star"); stella alpina (Italian, "alpine star"); szarotka alpejska (Polish, found in the Tatra Mountains); flor de nieve (Spanish, "flower of snow"); edelvaîs (Bulgarian, found in the Pirin Mountains). « PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Devil's
Claw Physoplexis comosa August 1997, Cadini Range, eastern Dolomites, Italy.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Quitameriendas Merendera bulbocodium September 2000 at the Miradores de Ordesa, Ordesa-Monte Perdido National Park, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Acanthus-leaved
Carline Thistle Carlina acanthifolia September 1999 in the Circo de Pineta, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Bear's
Ears Ramonda pyrenaica Near the village of Sercue, Añisclo Canyon, Ordesa-Monte Perdido National Park, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain. A Pyrenean endemic.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Moss
Campion Silene acaulis July 1999 in the Gaube Valley below the Hourquette d'Ossoue, Pyrenees National Park, France.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Butterwort Pinguicula grandiflora Añisclo Canyon, Ordesa-Monte Perdido National Park, Aragonese Pyrenees, Spain.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Rusty
Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum North slope of the Cadini Range near Rifugio Citta di Carpi, Dolomites, Italy.
« PHOTO BY: Amy Osaki |
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Rhaetian
Poppy Papaver rhaeticum On the slopes of Monte Civetta, Dolomites, Italy.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Pink
Cinquefoil Potentilla nitida Monte Popena above Lago di Misurina, Dolomites, Italy.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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German
Gentian Gentianella germanica Slopes of Monte Paterno below Pian di Cengia, Dolomites, Italy.
« PHOTO BY: John Osaki |
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Willow-leaved
Gentian Gentiana asclepiadea September 2002 on trail to Lago di Sorapiss, Italian Dolomites.
« PHOTO BY: Marta Rojas |
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Vanilla
Orchid Nigritella nigra corneliana July 2003 on trail to Refuge Cougourde, Mercantour National Park, France.
« PHOTO BY: Amy Osaki |
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