Nesselgraben 20.5.2018
Herwig Gießwein was told about botanically interesting Nesselgraben on Schneeberg. A good opportunity for a round walk from Losenheim, and to also show Herwig the masses of Elder flowered orchids beneath the Almreserlhaus a to have a look at the flowers of the Mamauwiese.
Good that we had an early start, because this Common European Viper (Vipera berus) is still rather stiff from the night and doesn´t move, when I come close. It wouldn´t be wise to do this later on.
Soon after our start we find the first orchid: Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
Round headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare)
Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
Clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne)
Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis)
Aconite-leaf buttercup (Ranunculus aconitifolius) inside the forest ...
... as well as still lots of ramsons (Allium ursinum).
Alpine Avens (Alpen - Petersbart, Geum montanum).
We are now approaching the meadow with huge lots of Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina) - exceptionally bicolor - yellow and red.
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Elder flowered orchids (Dactylorhiza sambucina).
Bittercress (Barbarea vulgaris) - I hope to be right with the identificatoin.
Kingcups (Caltha palustris)
Kingcups (Caltha palustris)
Frog orchid (Coeloglossum viride)
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
We stop for a drink at the Almreserlhaus.
View from the Almreserlhaus to the valley of Puchberg.
Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) behind the Almreserlhaus. Edelweißhütte in the background.
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in two colour variants.
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
Alpine Bird´s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus var. alpinus ) and Field mouse-ear (Cerastium arvense subsp. strictum)
We walk a bit further in western direction to the next meadow. Globeflowers (Trollius europaeus) are growing here ...
... and, on wet places, Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.).
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)
After a strenuous descent through steep forest, we walk down the wonderful Nesselgraben, a narrow valley.
Forget-me-not in abundance.
Lots of Alpine ragwort (Senecio subalpinus) in places
Alpine ragwort (Senecio subalpinus) with a visitor: Green-veined white (Pieris Napi)
Alpine ragwort (Senecio subalpinus)
Alpine ragwort (Senecio subalpinus)
Alpine ragwort (Senecio subalpinus)
A second kind of visitor ...
A Pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
Fruits of butterbur.
Ramsons
We walk down to the Putzkapelle without success in finding lady´s slipper orchids. On the forest road, we tunr to the east and walk along the slopes till we rech the large meadow called Mamauwiese. Schober in the backgound.
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.) in abundance in a wet place of the Mamauwiese.
Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis)
Bird´s eye primrose (Primula farinosa)
Bird´s eye primrose (Primula farinosa)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.) and Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Cotton grass (Eriophorum sp.)
Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis)
On the way back to Losenheim a last nice view to Schneeberg.
Chequered skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)