Natural History Photographs


After our heoric hike in Valle de Ordesa, I thought it would be wise to have a relatively quiet day, so Maurits and I went toegther with Anco's students to the field work location Jánovas. Maurits joined the geo group, while I was taking inventory of the biodiversity of the location. The location of a local well with cool water turned out to be quit useful, to refill our bottles.
Paronychia kapela
Authority:(Hacq.) A. Kerner, 1869
Synonyms:Illecebrum kapela Hacq. 1782
Français:Paronyque de Kapel, Paronyque à feuilles de serpolet
Italiano:paronichia della Kapela
Español:nevadilla, sanguinaria blanca
Saxifraga longifolia
Authority:Lapeyrouse, 1801
English:Pyrenean saxifrage
Français:saxifrage à longues feuilles
Español:abortacabras, coda de borrega, corona de rey, gallo, quebranta-piedras
Silene saxifraga
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
English:tufted catchfly
Deutsch:Steinbrechleimkraut
Français:silène saxifrage
Italiano:silene sassifraga
Español:hierba de las piedras, hierba pedrera, rompepiedras
Linum campanulatum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Klokjesvlas
English:Bellflower Flax
Deutsch:Glocken-Lein
Français:Lin campanulé, Lin en cloche
Italiano:lino a campanelle
Sideritis hirsuta
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Deutsch:Bauernherlkraut, Bernkraut
Français:Crapaudine hirsute, Crapaudine hérissée
Italiano:siderite irsuta, stregonia ligure
Español:ortiga blanca, rabo de gato, siderita, siderítide, té de Mariola, zahareña,
zahareña basta
Helianthemum apenninum
Authority:(L.) Mill. 1768
Synonyms:Cistus apenninus Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:wit zonneroosje
English:apennine rockrose, white rockrose
Deutsch:Apennin-Sonnenröschen, Apenninen-Sonnenröschen, weißes Sonnenröschen
Français:hélianthème blanc, hélianthème des Apennins,
hélianthème à feuilles de polium
Italiano:eliantemo degli Apennini
Español:perdicera blanca, perdiguera, zamarrilla
Linum narbonense
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Frans vlas
English:Beautiful Flax
Deutsch:Französischer Lein
Français:Lin de Narbonne
Italiano:lino lesinino
Español:lino azul, lino bravo, lino de Narbona, lino silvestre
Helianthemum nummularium pyrenaicum
Authority:(L.) Mill. 1768
Synonyms:Cistus nummularius Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Geel zonneroosje
English:Common Rock-rose
Deutsch:Gemeines Sonnenröschen
Norsk:Vanlig Solrose
Svenska:Vanlig Solvända
Français:Hélianthème à grandes fleurs
Italiano:eliantemo, eliantemo maggiore
Español:flor del sol, jarilla de monte, mirasol, perdiguera, quiribel
Ballota nigra
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:stinkende ballote
English:black horehound, stinking horehound
Deutsch:Gottvergess, schwarzer Andorn, Schwarznessel, Stinkandorn
Norsk:vanlig hunderot
Svenska:bosyska
Français:ballote fétide, ballote noire, ballote puante, marrube noir
Italiano:cimiciotta comune, marrobio fetido, marrubio fetido, marrubio selvatico
Español:balota, malrubi, manrubio bastardo, manrubio fétido, manrubio negro, marreu,
marrubio bastardo, marrubio fétido, marrubio hediondo, marrubio negro,
marrubio rojo, ortiga blanca, ortiga borde, ortiga muerta
Mylabris quadripunctata
Deutsch:Vierpunktige Ölkäfer
Français:mylabre à quatre points
Gypsophila repens
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
English:Alpine Gypsophila
Deutsch:Kriechendes Gipskraut
Français:Gypsophile rampante
Italiano:gipsofila strisciante
Ononis fruticosa
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
English:Shrubby restharrow
Deutsch:Strauchige Hauhechel
Français:Bugrane buissonnante, Bugrane ligneuse
Italiano:ononide cespugliosa, ononide frutescente
Español:arnallos, cornicabra, garbancera, garbancillera borde, hierba melera
Gerridae, unidentified
Nederlands:Schaatsenrijders
English:water striders, water skeeters, water skooters, water bugs, pond skaters,
water skippers, Jesus bugs
Deutsch:Wasserläufer