3 common wild flowers for ID; Sweden. (1 Viewer)

[buzzard12]

Three common species from today, the middlle two photos of the same species...


Photos taken today in Sweden...

 

[David FG]

Well the first is Snake's Head Fritillary - Fritillaria meleagris.

 

[aeshna5]

Well the first is Snake's Head Fritillary - Fritillaria meleagris.

Agree.

2/3 Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris
4 Cuckoo Flower, Cardamine pratensis

 

[paul Robinson]

Hi
You might like this website - easy to use but I'd say add a month or so to the flowering time!

http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/index.php

regards
Paul

 

[Enji]

Just wanted to add that the Snake's Head Fritillary is the official flower of the province of Uppland... it flowers every spring on a meadow just outside the town, I believe the largest occurence of them in Scandinavia. Lots of people come there to see the flowers, and there is a legend that there once was a battle there between Swedes and Danes long ago. For every dead Dane a purple flower would grow, and for every Swede a white. The Swedes won, which explains the fact that there are many more purple flowers than white...

(Incidentally, this area is a really great area for birds as well... just today I saw a Red-necked Phalarope there.)

 

[buzzard12]

Hi
You might like this website - easy to use but I'd say add a month or so to the flowering time!

http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/index.php

regards
Paul

Many thanks Paul,

Have save the site to my favourites, looks very useful indeed...

 

[buzzard12]

Just wanted to add that the Snake's Head Fritillary is the official flower of the province of Uppland... it flowers every spring on a meadow just outside the town, I believe the largest occurence of them in Scandinavia. Lots of people come there to see the flowers, and there is a legend that there once was a battle there between Swedes and Danes long ago. For every dead Dane a purple flower would grow, and for every Swede a white. The Swedes won, which explains the fact that there are many more purple flowers than white...

(Incidentally, this area is a really great area for birds as well... just today I saw a Red-necked Phalarope there.)

Must Get up there sometime Zac,

Hope your well and see you about soon..

Get the blog back up and running

Alan.