Ordesa-Perdido (Pyrenees) 2025
Flora.
During the trek, we came across a great variety of flowering plants. Here are some of them.
Hexaphylla hirta
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Eryngium bourgatii |
Crocus of the Pyrenees or Saffron of the Pyrenees (Colchicum montanum L) |
Alchemilla-leaved cinquefoil (Potentilla alchimilloides Lapeyr)
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Monkshood (Aconitum napellus L) |
Ashy cranesbill (Geranium cinereum Cav) |
Moss campion (Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq)
Arenaria biflora and Thymus praecox Opiz
Alpine mouse-ear (Cerastium alpinum L)
Saxifraga
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Phyteuma orbiculare |
Alpine aster (Aster alpinus L) |
Fairy thimbles (Campanula cochlearifolia Lam)
Armeria alpina
Large-flowered leopard's bane (Doronicum grandiflorum Lam)
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Irises. Throughout the hike we only saw plants that had already finished blooming, but on the very last day, on our descent to the car park, we finally found some in flower. |
Hexaphylla hirta (the same as in the first photo on this page) |
Pyrenean eryngo (Eryngium bourgatii) with a butterfly
White thyme (Satureja montana L)
Who would have thought this was a clematis? This is old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba L)
Pyrenean saxifrage (Saxifraga longifolia Lapeyr)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera pyrenaica)
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Veratrum lobelianum Bernh |
Alpine buckthorn (Rhamnus alpina L) |
Marmot (Marmota marmota)
Vulture
Red mulberry (Morus rubra L.)
