The second nature reserve I visited just outside of Vienna was near Pfaffstätten, a dry partly wooded hill again on limestone and with an amazing diversity of plants and as many as 1,200 butterflies and moths. Among the birds, woodlark breeds here, although I didn’t see it! Thanks to Simon for finding the time to take me to this precious place which included the amazing Adriatic Lizard Orchid!
Salvia nemerosa
Sambucus ebulus, the berries of which are widely believed to be poisonous, but I remember Maria Tariyska in Bulgaria telling me they were used there…
The destination was this limestone hillock
Saponaria officinalis, soapwort
Nature reserve
Just by the path near the entrance to reserve, this incredible flower was growing, the Adriatic Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum adriaticum)
Adriatic Lizard Orchid, Himantoglossum adriaticum
Adriatic Lizard Orchid, Himantoglossum adriaticum
Amelanchier ovalis, a European species
Berberis spp.
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Misteltoe on pine
Sedum
Sanguisorba minor
Lamium
Sempervivum
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Second location for Himantoglossum adriaticum, Adriatic Lizard Orchid
Simon from Arche Noah kindly took me on an early morning botanical excursion to Eichkogel on the outskirts of Vienna during my visit in June 2017. This is a 428m high hill, part of the Northern Limestone Alps…with a rich diverse flora and fauna…here’s a photo album of some of the plants we saw…no time to ID some of the plants we saw…please help if you can…
Two members of the nettle family growing together in the woods, Parietaria officinalis and Urtica dioica.
Salvia nemorosa
Salvia nemorosa
Heracleum
The first surprise…Staphylea, bladder nut!
Hops and Bryonia interweaved
Simon found a snack…
Verbascum
Simon was telling me that the art of constructing stone walls from the limestone was dying out…
The only Allium we saw….vineale?
Campanula
Campanula
Orobanche
Not far from the suburbs
…and there it was…my first wild Dictamnus albus
Dictamnus albus in fruit!
Stephen Barstow 18 hrs · Fallen misteltoe (on pine)
Artemisia
Dianthus
Eryngium campestre?
Artemisia
Medicago sativa
Chenopodium
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
