The flora of Périgord 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.

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Index scientific names


Acer campestre (1)
Acer campestre (2) 
Acer monspessulanum
Acer negundo (1) , Acer negundo (2)
Acer platanoides
Adiantum capillis-veneris
Ajuga reptans
Alnus glutinosa
Althaea hirsuta (1)
Althaea hirsuta (2)
Alyssum alyssoides
Anacamptis morio (1), Anacamptis morio (2),Anacamptis morio (3)
Anacamptis pyramidalis (2)Anacamptis pyramidalis (3)
Andryala integrifolia 
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone ranunculoides
Angelica sylvestris (1)Angelica sylvestris (2)
Anthericum ramosum
Arctium lappa
Arenaria controversa
Arum italicum
Asperula cynanchica

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum 
Asplenium ceterach
Asplenium scolopendrium (1), Asplenium scolopendrium (2)
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
Asplenium trichomanes
Bellis perennis
Bidens frondosa
Blackstonia perfoliata
Brachypodium rupestre (1), Brachypodium rupestre (2) 
Briza media (1), Briza media (2)
Bromopsis erecta
Bunias erucago
Calamintha menthifolia
Calendula arvensis
Calopterix splendens
Caltha palustris
Cardamine hirsuta (1), Cardamine hirsuta (2)
Cardamine pratensis
Carduus nutans
Carduus pycnocephalus
Carlina vulgaris (1)
Carlina vulgaris (2)
Campanula glomerata
Campanula rotundifolia
Carpinus betulus (1), Carpinus betulus (2)Carpinus betulus (3),  Carpinus betulus (4)
Carthamus lanatus
Castanea sativa (1), Castanea sativa (2)
Catapodium rigidum 
Caucalis platycarpos(1)Caucalis platycarpos (2)
Centaurea scabiosa
Cerastium brachypetalum
Cetonia aurata
Cichorium intybus
Cirsium acaule
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium vulgare (1), Cirsium vulgare (2)
Clematis vitalba

Clinopodium nepeta subsp. nepeta 

Clinoopodium vulgare 
Cornus sanguinea (1), Cornus sanguinea (2)
Coronilla minima
Coronilla scorpioides 
Corylus avellana
Crataegus monogyna
Crepis sancta
Cuscuta scandens
Cymbalaria muralis
Cynoglossum officinale  

Datura stramonium 
Draba muralis
Daucus carota (1), Daucus carota (2)
Echium vulgare
Egeria densa
Epilobium hirsutum
Epipactis helleborine
Erigeron acer
Erigeron annuus
Erophila verna (1), Erophila verna (2) Erophila verna (3)
Ervum gracile
Eryngium campestre (1), Eryngium campestre (2)
Euonymus europaeus
Eupatorium cannabinum
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Euphorbia cyparissias
Euphorbia falcata
Euphorbia flavicoma
Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia maculata
Euphorbia seguieriana
Euphrasia stricta
Fagus sylvaticus

Filago pyramidata 
Fritillaria meleagris
Fumana ericifolia
Galanthus nivalis (1), Galanthus nivalis (2)Galanthus nivalis (3)  Galanthus nivalis (4)
Galeopsis angustifolia
Galium divaricatum
Galium pumilum
Galium mollugo
Geranium robertianus
Globularia bisnagarica
Grus grus
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Hedera helix (1), Hedera helix (2Hedera helix (3)
Helianthemim apenninum 
Helichrysum stoechas  

Heliotropium europeum 
Helleborus foetidus
Helleborus foetidus
Hieracium glaucinum
Hippocrepis comosa (1)Hippocrepis comosa (1)
Hornungia petraea
Hypericum perforatum
Hypericum tetrapterum
Ilex aquifolia
Inula montana
Iris pseudacorus
Isopyrum thalictroides L.
Juniperus communis (1), Juniperus communis (2)
Kandis perfoliata
Kickxia spuria
Lactuca perennis
Lagarosiphon major
Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Lamium hybridum
Lamium maculatum
Lamium purpureum
Lathraea clandestina
Lathyrus annua
Lathyrus latifolius
Lathyrus sphaericus
Legousia speculum-veneris
Lemna minor
Lepidium campestre

Lepidium virginicum 
Leucanthemum vulgare
Limodorum abortivum
Linaria supina
Linum catharticum
Lobaria pulmonaria
Lonicera xylosteum
Lotus corniculatus
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis
Luzula campestris
Medicago lupulina
Mellicta parthenoides
Mentha aquatica
Mercurialis perennis
Mibora minima
Monotropa hypopitys
Muscari comosum
Muscari neglectum
Myosoton aquaticum
Myosotis ramosissima (1), Myosotis ramosissima (2)
Neotinea ustulata
Neottia nidus-avis
Neottia ovata
Odontites jaubertianus 
Odontites luteus
Ononis natrix
Ophrys apifera
Ophrys araneola
Ophrys aranifera
Ophrys insectifera (1), Ophrys insectifera (2)Ophrys insectifera (3)
Ophrys lutea
Ophrys occidentalis (1), Ophrys occidentalis (2)Ophrys occidentalis
Ophrys speculum
Ophrys sulcata
Orchis mascula (1), Orchis mascula (2)
Orchis purpurea
Orchis pyramidalis (1) , Orchis pyramidalis (2), Pyramidal orchid (3)
Origanum vulgare
Orlaya grandiflora (1), Orlaya grandiflora (2)
Orobanche amethystea (1)Orobanche amethystea (2)
Orobanche gracilis
Orobanche minor
Papaver rhoeas
Parthenocissus inserta
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Paspalum distichum
Pastinaca sativa (1), Pastinaca sativa (2)
Peltigera canina

Phyteuma orbiculare 
Picris hieracioides (1), Picris hieracioides (2)
Pimpinella saxifraga (1), Pimpinella saxifraga (2)
Pinus nigra
Pinus pinaster (1), Pinus pinaster (2)
Pinus sylvestris
Pisaura mirabilis
Platanthera chlorantha
Polygala calcarea
Polyommatus icarus
Polypodium interjectum
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium x mantoniae
Polystichum setiferum
Potentilla montana
Potentilla neglecta

Potentilla verna
Primula eliator
Primula vulgaris (1) , Primula vulgaris (2)
Primula veris (1), Primula veris (2)
Prunella hastifolia
Prunella laciniata
Prunus cerasifera

Prunus spinosa (1), Prunus spinosa (2)
Pteridium aquilinum (1), Pteridium aquilinum (2)
Pulmonaria longifolia 
Pyrrhocoris apterus

Quercus ilex 
Quercus petraeus
Quercus pubescens (1), Quercus pubescens (2)
Quercus pyrenaicus
Ranunculus fluitans
Reynoutria japonica
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhamnus alaternus 
Rhinocoris iracundus
Rosa canina
Rubia peregrina
Rubus fruticosus (1), Rubus fruticosus (2)
Ruscus aculeatus
Salix atrocinerea
Salvia pratensis
Sambucus ebulus

Saponaria officinalis 
Saxifraga tridactylitis
Scabiosa columbaria
Scilla autumnalis (1)
Scilla autumnalis (2)
Scilla bifolia (1), Scilla bifolia (2)
Scutellaria galericuta 
Scutellaria minor
Sedum rupestre
Senecio vulgaris
Serapias vomeracea
Sherardia arvensis
Sicyos angulata
Silene nutans
Solanum lycopersicum
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Sorbus domestica
Sorbus torminalis
Spiranthes spiralis (1), Spiranthes spiralis (2)
Stachys recta
Stellaria holostea

Succisa pratensis 
Symphyotrichum x salignum
Symphytum tuberosum
Tamus communis
Taraxacum sp.
Teucrium botrys
Teucrium chamaedrys (1), Teucrium chamaedrys) (2)
Teucrium scordium
Teucrium montanum
Thelypteris palustris
Thesium humifusum
Thomisus onusta
Thuidium tamariscinum
Tragopogon pratensis
Tremella mesenterica
Tricholoma terreum
Trifolium angustifolium
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium striata
Trisetum flavescens
Tuberaria guttata
Ulex europaeus

Ulmus minor (1)  Ulmus minor (2)
Urtica dioica
Valerianella locusta
Verbascum thapsus
Veronica arvensis
Veronica hederifolia
Veronica persica (1) ,Veronica persica (2)

Viburnum lantana 
Viburnum opulus
Vicia hirsuta
Vicia lutea
Vicia segetalis

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria 
Viola alba
Viola alba subsp. scotophylla
Viola hirsuta (1), Viola hirsuta (2)
Viola odorata (1), Viola odorata (2)
Viola riviniana
Vitis vinifera

Scientific names mostly like those used in 'Les Plantes de la Dordogne' Bernard & Nicole Bédé and Jean-Claude Marttegoute, éd. Bacofin, 2015