In the forest at the bottom of the valley,
I found numerous Twayblades growing in small patches. They seemed to prefer
horizontal, damp (but not wet) leafy and stony areas just by the sides of the
track in the middle of this valley (there is no permanent stream as such, here).
Most of the flowers were not yet open.
There were also many plants with no flowering stalks at all. Presumably these are young individuals which are not yet ready for flowering, or perhaps the stalks will grow out later in a few weeks = affaire à suivre...
There were traces of trampling, by badgers or wild boar, and many plants had
leaves which had been attacked by insects, caterpillars, or slugs, with small
holes eaten out of them.
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Twayblade
Listera ovalis These plants have small and unspectacular greenish/yellowish flowers. They are pollinated by insects. Other species seen included Solmon's Seal and Woodruff |
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