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Lower Adige valley (Vallagarina)
It was snowing (20191213)
The Adige is the second-longest river in Italy after the Po, rising in the Alps in the province of South Tyrol near the Italian border with Austria and Switzerland, flowing 410 kilometers ) through most of North-East Italy to the Adriatic Sea.
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Adamello mountain range 20170913
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Orchis mascula (Orchidaceae) 130 21
Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
The species is widespread across Europe, from Portugal to the Caucasus, in northwest Africa, and in the Middle East
It grows in a variety of habitats, from meadows to mountain pastures and woods, in full sun or shady areas, from sea level to 2,500 meters altitude.
Orchis mascula is a perennial herbaceous plant with stems up to 50–60 centimeters high, green at the base, and purple on the apex. The leaves, grouped at the base of the stem, are oblong-lanceolate, pale green, sometimes with brownish-purple speckles. The inflorescence is 7.5–12.5 centimeters long and it is composed of 6 to 20 flowers gathered in dense cylindrical spikes. The flower color varies from pinkish-purple to purple.
It blooms from April to June.
From Wikipedia.
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Ranunculus platanifolius (Ranunculaceae) 165 21
Ranunculus platanifolius (the large white buttercup) is a species of the perennial herb of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae).
This plant lives in mountain woods and forests of Europe, from 800 to 2,000 m above sea level.
The large white buttercup is an herbaceous plant 30 – 100 cm tall, with a glabrous stem with many branches.
The leaves are palmate, each divided into five segments with a dentate margin. Flowers are organized into cymes; each flower has a calyx with five sepals, a corolla with five white petals, many stamens with yellow anthers, and many styles.
Like other Ranunculaceae, this plant is toxic because it contains anemonin.
From Wikipedia.
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