The flora of PĂ©rigord in South-West France is abundant and diverse. In this blog you can find, in pictures, brief encounters with several hundreds of wild flowers and plants as they grow here in French Perigord. Following the seasons other species are added. An index of scientific and English names you find below on the right.

Corine Oosterlee is a botanist and photographer and she offers guided Botanical Walks and other activities around plants and vegetation in nature in Perigord. Do you want to know more? On www.baladebotanique.fr you can find more information. For Corine's photography see www.corineoosterlee.com. Both websites also in English.

Enjoy!




July 2, 2014

Single Yellow-head


Normally it is not a single flowerhead you find where the Single Yellow-head (Inula montana) grows. It is a quite conspicuous plant with its luminous yellow flowers.




Even this year, when the grass in the calcareous meadows that are its favourite spot, has grown quite high and dense.



Its stems and leaves are covered in grey hairs that give them a velvety look.