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Two Swiss flowers for ID (1 Viewer)

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Ken Noble
Anyone recognise these two, at 1000 m above sea level on limestone soil.
Ken
 

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The right-hand flower is Astrantia major, which despite its appearance is an umbellifer! Various forms are grown as garden plants.
 
I think the left hand plant is either Sanfoin or one of its close species cousins.


It could be, Slim

Ken - do you have a photo with the leaves?

I'm not sure it isn't some kind of Milkwort.... Difficult to judge size and scale from this photo, though the streaking on the unopened flowers does look like Sanfoin, as Slim says.....

Best

David
 
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