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| Narcissus poeticus ssp. radiiflorus, Slovenian Karst, 15th April 2016. Swathes of this attractive wildflower are now in full swing on Karst meadows and grasslands. Today I found a particularly large and photogenic meadow covered with them. Although in Slovenia they can be very numerous in some places, they are strictly protected. |
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| Orchis morio, Slovenian Karst, 15th April 2016. At the start of its bloom - the commonest orchid on dry karstic meadows. Today I also found the first flower sprout of Neotinea tridentata, another common species. |
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| Orchis morio & Globularia punctata, Slovenian Karst, 15th April 2016. The dry karstic meadows are now green with fresh grass and new spring flowers are sprouting en masse. |
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| Globularia punctata with mount Nanos in the back, Slovenian Karst, 15th April 2016. |
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| Zerynthia polyxena, Slovenian Karst, 15th April 2016. Scarce and localised butterfly species, emerging in late March and April (the best months to see it). The caterpillars feed on Aristolochia species; especially A. rotunda & A. clematitis, but on the Karst also A. lutea. |
