Wildflowers in the Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain

The following wildflowers were photographed during a hike with Linda in the valley of the Riu d'Aiguamotx, south of Tredos, Spain on July 1, 2003. Tredos is the village above Arties, in the Val d'Aran, in the Catalonian Pyrenees. The elevation of the hike is approximately 1850-2250 m.

4345 - Wood Crane's-Bill

4346 - Pignut

4351 -

4352 - Close-up of #4351

4355 - Chamois Ragwort

4359 - Pygmy Hawksbeard

4361 - The Refugi de Colomers at 2125m.

4362 - Top view of #4351

4363 - Piedmont Primrose

4367 - Like our Spreading Phlox

4368 -

4373 -

4374 - Broad-leaved Mouse-ear Chickweed

4376 - The dam above the refugio

4377 - Creeping Buttercup

4380 -

4381 - This came from a gift box!     Round-headed Rampion

4383 - Cobweb Houseleek

4387 - Yellow Turk's-cap Lily (like our Tiger Lily)

4389 - Veronica Ponae ?

4391 - Pedicularis pyrenaica

4392 -

4393 - Like our Agoseris

4395 -

4398 - Linda near the end of the hike

4399 -

4401 -

4404 - Same as #4345, but different insect!

4406 -

4408 - Giant Yellow Gentian

4407 - Close-up of #4408 above.

4412 -

4414 - Common Field Scabius

4417 - Alpine Columbine

Many thanks to Barry Daniel of Pice Verde Holidays (www.picoverde.com) for sending me many of the flower names. If you know of any other names, or any corrections, I will be pleased to hear from you.      

The camera I used is a Nikon Coolpix 885, typically used in macro mode.