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Beech Wood 'Lusshardt' near Hambrücken in Spring |
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The beech wood 'Lusshardt' is situated in the region north of Karlsruhe between Hambrücken and Ubstadt-Weiher on both sides of the motorway A5.
specially near a brook, the 'Dutlacher Graben' it is rich of wild flowers in spring, some of these are shown below.
The number of Yellow Anemone is remarkable, I have never seen so many at another site.
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 Fagus sylvatica / Beech Fagaceae / Beech Fam.
Seedling
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 Primula elatior / Ox-lip Primulaceae / Primrose Fam.
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 Viola reichenbachiana / Early Dog Violet Violaceae / Violet Fam.
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 Corydalis cava / Hollow-Root Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.
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 Corydalis cava x solida / Hybrid Hollow-Root = Corydalis x campylochila Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.
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 Corydalis solida / Bird in a Bush Papaveraceae / Poppy Fam.
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 Anemone nemorosa / Wood Anemone Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Anemone nemorosa x ranunculoides / Hybrid Anemone = Anemone x lipsiensis Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Anemone ranunculoides / Yellow Anemone Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Ficaria verna / Lesser Celandine Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Ranunculus gratiosus / Pleasing Goldilocks Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Ranunculus chrysoleptos / Fine-Leaved Goldilocks Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
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 Paris quadrifolia / Herb Paris Melanthiaceae / False Helleborine Fam.
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 Gagea lutea / Star of Bethlehem Liliaceae / Lily Fam.
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 Potentilla sterilis / Barren Strawberry Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
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 Cardamine pratensis agg. / Cuckooflower Brassicaceae / Crucifers
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 Cardamine bulbifera / Coral-Root Bitter-Cress Brassicaceae / Crucifers
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 Cardamine flexuosa / Wavy Bitter-Cress Brassicaceae / Crucifers
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 Myosotis sylvatica / Wood Forget-me-not Boraginaceae / Borrage Fam.
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 Lamium maculatum / Spotted Dead-Nettle Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
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 Stellaria neglecta / Greater Chickweed Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.
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 Glechoma hederacea / Ground-Ivy Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
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 Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia / Ivy-Leaved Speedwell Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
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 Vicia sepium / Bush Vetch Fabaceae / Legumes
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 Geranium robertianum / Herb Robert Geraniaceae / Crane's-Bill Fam.
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 Mercurialis annua / Annual Mercury Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
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 Mercurialis perennis / Dog's Mercury Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
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 Allium ursinum / Ramsons Amaryllidaceae / Amaryllis Fam.
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 Polygonatum multiflorum / Solomon's Seal Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.
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 Convallaria majalis / Lily of the Valley Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.
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 Galium odoratum / Woodruff Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.
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 Veronica chamaedrys / Germander Speedwell Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
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 Lamium montanum / Mountain Yellow Archangel Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
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 Stellaria holostea / Greater Stitchwort Caryophyllaceae / Campion Fam.
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 Prunus padus subsp. padus / Bird Cherry Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
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The rarest plant of the region may be the Belgian Star of Bethlehem Gagea spathacea, which is very rarely found in flowering state. Usually it reproduces by growing of new bulbs.
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 Gagea spathacea / Belgian Star of Bethlehem Liliaceae / Lily Fam.
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 Gagea spathacea / Belgian Star of Bethlehem Liliaceae / Lily Fam.
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Naturally this list isn't complete. It will be continued on occasion.
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