Phil's photos with the keyword: Flora

Phalaenopsis (known as "Moth Orchids" and abbreviated "Phal" in the horticultural trade) is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade through the development of many artificial hybrids. It is native to southern China, Taiwan, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. (Wikipedia). Camera: Sony RX100 compact. Processed with NIkon Capture NX2.

An ancient tree growing out of the rocks, photographed on the "Bronte Way" trail near the village of Wycoller in Lancashire, North-West England. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed in Raven's Clough Wood near Brierfield in North-West England. I'm not certain what these are....they appear to be members of the Orchidaceae family (Orchids), probably one of the "Marsh Orchids" (Dactylorhiza) which can be very variable in appearance and difficult to identify. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed on the towpath of the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Brierfield, North-West England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera & Samyang 8mm fisheye lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed near Pendle Water in Brierfield, Pendle district, in the North-West of England. I'm not sure what these plants are....possibly members of the "Mallow" family (Malvaceae) although the leaves of Mallows are usually more broad and rounded in shape. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and a Samyang 135mm f2.0 lens at almost full aperture to separate the flowers from the background. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software. (now identified as a Great Willow Herb....thanks to John & Pam).

Wild flowers of the Malva family (which are commonly known in this country as "Mallow") photographed near Pendle Water, Brierfield, in the North-West of England. I'm not sure which variety these are....there are many variations in shape and colour including a "Tree Mallow" which can grow to 6 feet (approx. 2 metres) or more. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Samyang 10mm f2.8

Snowdrops photographed in the Wycoller Country Park, Pendle District, in the North-West of England. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Late afternoon sunlight and Autumn colours in the woods at Brierfield, North-West England, photographed during a walk along a "nature trail" which follows part of the Leeds-Liverpool canal. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

The colours of Autumn / Fall, captured during a brief burst of afternoon sunlight on a very cold day. Photographed between the villages of Fence and Barrowford in Pendle district, Lancashire, in the North-West of England with a Sony RX100 compact camera. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed near the town of Colne in the district of Pendle, North-West England. Although we're almost in the middle of October, today was one of the hottest days of the year so far and many of the broad-leaf trees are still clothed in leaves.....it was more like mid-Summer than Autumn / Fall. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed near the village of Barrowford in Lancashire, North-West England, on one of the hottest days of the year. Although this is a high and exposed location and despite the fact that it's almost the middle of October, most of the trees are still "fully clothed"...... it looks like we're having a late Summer this year. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

Autumn in the woods along "Ferndean Way", next to the river ("Colne Water") between the towns of Trawden and Colne in Lancashire, North-West England. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

A group of Summer flowers, mostly geraniums and pansies, photographed today on Brierfield railway station whilst waiting for a (delayed, as usual) train. The trains are ancient, uncomfortable and seldom run on time but the station, at least, has been improved with the addition of a small garden and flower boxes. Camera Sony RX100 and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Rowans (A.K.A. "Mountain Ash" in Britain & Ireland) are mostly small deciduous trees 10–20 m tall, although a few are shrubs. The leaves are arranged alternately and are pinnate with 11–35 leaflets; a terminal leaflet is always present. The flowers are borne in dense corymbs; each flower is creamy white and 5–10 mm across with five petals. The fruit is a small pome 4–8mm in diameter, bright orange or red in most species but pink, yellow or white in some Asian species. The fruit are soft and juicy which makes them a very good food for birds, particularly waxwings and thrushes which then distribute the seeds in their droppings. Due to their small size the fruits are often referred to as berries but a berry is a simple fruit produced from a single ovary, whereas a pome is an accessory fruit. The best-known species is the European Rowan Sorbus aucuparia, a small tree typically 4–12 m tall growing in a variety of habitats throughout northern Europe and in mountains in southern Europe and southwest Asia. Its berries are a favourite food for many birds and are a traditional wild-collected food in Britain and Scandinavia. It is one of the hardiest European trees, occurring to 71° north in Vardø in Arctic Norway and has also become widely naturalised in northern North America. (Wikipedia). Camera Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed in Raven's Clough Wood near Brierfield in North-West England. I'm not certain what these are....they appear to be members of the Orchidaceae family (Orchids), most probably one of the "Marsh Orchids" (Dactylorhiza) which can be very variable in appearance and difficult to identify with certainty. These were growing in open deciduous woodland in a high and exposed location. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Digitalis is a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous perennials, shrubs, and biennials commonly called foxgloves. This genus is native to most parts of Western and South-Western Europe, Western and central Asia, Australasia and North-Western Africa. The scientific name means "finger-like" and refers to the ease with which a flower of Digitalis can be fitted over a human fingertip. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, are tubular and vary in colour with species from purple to pink, white, and yellow. The best-known species is the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea. This biennial plant is often grown as an ornamental plant due to its vivid flowers which range in colour from various purple tints through various shades of light grey and pure white. The flowers can also possess various marks and spots. A group of medicines extracted from foxglove plants are called Digitalin. It is used to increase cardiac contractility and as an antiarrhythmic agent to control the heart rate. Digitalis is often prescribed for patients in atrial fibrillation, especially if they have been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. (Wikipedia).

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides) photographed near the village of Barrowford in Pendle district, North-West England. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

My very first photograph using a DSLR (Nikon D90 with the 18-105mm lens). Processed with Nikon Capture NX2. Leucanthemum vulgare, the ox-eye daisy (syn. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand. It is one of a number of Asteraceae family plants to be called a "daisy" and has the vernacular names: common daisy, dog daisy, moon daisy, and oxe-eye daisy. Leucanthemum vulgare is a typical grassland perennial wildflower, growing in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields, under scrub and open-canopy forests and in disturbed areas. Leucanthemum is from the Ancient Greek λευκός ("white") and ἄνθεμον ("flower"). (Wikipedia)