Grey Mouse-ear

In a dry meadow there are always some places where the grass does not grow. But Grey Mouse-ear (Cerastium brachypetalum) does, in large quantities. It is an annual plant with a short life-cycle, in one or two weeks the green stems in the image will be dry and yellow and the plant dies.

Yellow Anemone

Here is another Anemone. Except for its color it looks much like a Wood anemone, but it is a bit larger and flowers a bit later. The Yellow Anemone (Anemone ranunculoides) prefers  woods and a moist soil.


It is not easy to find one because it is a rare species in this region.


















Here is one that grows besides a small stream, the water reflects the blue sky. The image shows clearly the involucre.

Wood Anemone

From the beginning of April little white flowers cover the woodfloor. The Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) is in full bloom. This plant prefers slightly acid soils in deciduous forests. Here, small insects search for food among the many yellow stamen.


In anemones, every stem carries a flower, and lower on this stem a whorl of bracts, the involucre.

The plants looks a bit like a buttercup, leaves and flowers are alike. Yes, it belongs to the same family of Ranunculaceae.

True Oxlip

Primroses grow everywhere, but this one, the True Oxlip (Primula eliator) is a bit less common. Sometimes you can find its pale yellow flowers on long stems near a small stream, under trees.