Another image for interest rather than technical merit
Pasque flowrs are a high Alpine meadow plant and are perhaps more famously found in several sites in Hertfordshire - they are a relic of the last ice age and the retreating glaciers and hence an indicator species plant for relic undisturbed grassland.
There are a couple of sites in the South Chilterns/Thames Valley where the pasque flower can be found, it is an early flowering plant usualy encountered in April. I was surprised to find a couple of specimins still in fower in early June at Hartslock reserve overlooking the river Thames - its been a realy topsy turvy Spring early Summer this year.
This shows the stages of purple flower, dying flower and erect seed head. The seed "fronds" are black underneath and white on top giving the rather harsh photographic effect.
It's a stacked image of 3 frames and the rear seed heads have moved slightly in the wind hence for interest only
Olympus E3 50mm F2, iso 200, 1/800s at F4, tripod, full frame
Posted by Phil Ellard on June 16, 2013 at 12:06 PM
They are found very locally to me on therfield health ... I will keep an eye out next time I am up there... cheers for the info.
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1 repliesPasque flowrs are a high Alpine meadow plant and are perhaps more famously found in several sites in Hertfordshire - they are a relic of the last ice age and the retreating glaciers and hence an indicator species plant for relic undisturbed grassland.
There are a couple of sites in the South Chilterns/Thames Valley where the pasque flower can be found, it is an early flowering plant usualy encountered in April. I was surprised to find a couple of specimins still in fower in early June at Hartslock reserve overlooking the river Thames - its been a realy topsy turvy Spring early Summer this year.
This shows the stages of purple flower, dying flower and erect seed head. The seed "fronds" are black underneath and white on top giving the rather harsh photographic effect.
It's a stacked image of 3 frames and the rear seed heads have moved slightly in the wind hence for interest only
Olympus E3 50mm F2, iso 200, 1/800s at F4, tripod, full frame