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Spiky dry flowers in arid countryside in the Cornavalo Nature Reserve.
Carlina vulgaris, the carline
Meadow on the edge of deciduous woodland.
Carlina corymbosa, common name Clustered
Also known as Dwarf Carline or Silver
It has very spiny leaves in a rosette and a big flower in the middle.
White flower, has sharp "leaves" and short stem
A scarce swallowtail on a carline
flower very low to the ground, I remember seeing more of these dotted about. no ...
The Gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) sometimes called the Hedge Brown is a common ...
Carlina corymbosa reaches on average 10–90 centimetres (4–35 in) in height. ...