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Rare Plants near Erbach-Ernsbach in Odenwald
In the valley floor and at the slopes of the small valley Löwengrund near Erbach-Ernsbach one can still find a lot of rare plants. At the northern exposed side of the valley I found the following plants among others:
 
Hieracium aurantiacum, Orange Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs
Hieracium aurantiacum / Orange Hawkweed, Fox and Cubs
Asteraceae / Composite Fam.
 
 
Blechnum spicant, Hard Fern
Blechnum spicant / Hard Fern
Pteridopsida / True Ferns
 
 
Phegopteris connectilis, Beech Fern
Phegopteris connectilis / Beech Fern
Pteridopsida / True Ferns
 
 
Luzula congesta, Spike Wood-Rush
Luzula congesta / Spike Wood-Rush
Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
 
 
Luzula multiflora, Heath Wood-Rush
Luzula multiflora / Heath Wood-Rush
Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
 
 
Juncus tenuis, Slender Rush
Juncus tenuis / Slender Rush
Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
 
 
Carex spicata, Spicate Sedge, Prickly Sedge
Carex spicata / Spicate Sedge, Prickly Sedge
Cyperaceae / Sedge Fam.
 
 
Polygala vulgaris, Common Milkwort
Polygala vulgaris / Common Milkwort
Polygalaceae / Milkwort Fam.
 
 
Polygala vulgaris var. oxyptera, Sharp-Winged Milkwort
Polygala vulgaris var. oxyptera / Sharp-Winged Milkwort
Polygalaceae / Milkwort Fam.
 
 
Juncus acutiflorus x articulatus, Hybrid Rush
Juncus acutiflorus x articulatus / Hybrid Rush
= Juncus x montserratensis
Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
 
 
Juncus effusus, Soft Rush
Juncus effusus / Soft Rush
Juncaceae / Rush Fam.
 
 
Viola palustris, Marsh Violet
Viola palustris / Marsh Violet
Violaceae / Violet Fam.
 
 
Sphagnum palustre, Prairie Sphagnum
Sphagnum palustre / Prairie Sphagnum
Sphagnopsida / Bog Mosses
 
 
Circaea alpina, Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Small Enchanter's Nightshade
Circaea alpina / Alpine Enchanter's Nightshade, Small Enchanter's Nightshade
Onagraceae / Willowherb Fam.
 
 
At the path on the northern side of the valley the Gorse Ulex europaeus is increasing steadily.
Ulex europaeus, Gorse
Ulex europaeus / Gorse
Fabaceae / Legumes
 
 
Ulex europaeus, Gorse
Ulex europaeus / Gorse
Fabaceae / Legumes
 
 
Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum / Bracken
Pteridopsida / True Ferns
 
 
At higher altitude paths of the Southern side of the valley I found the following plants:
Lycopodium annotinum, Interrupted Clubmoss
Lycopodium annotinum / Interrupted Clubmoss
Lycopodiaceae / Clubmoss Fam.
 
 
Lycopodium clavatum, Stag's-Horn Clubmoss, Common Clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum / Stag's-Horn Clubmoss, Common Clubmoss
Lycopodiaceae / Clubmoss Fam.
 
 
Euphrasia stricta, Drug Eyebright
Euphrasia stricta / Drug Eyebright
Scrophulariaceae / Figwort Fam.
 
 
Molinia arundinacea, Tall Moor Grass
Molinia arundinacea / Tall Moor Grass
Poaceae / Grass Fam.
  up to 2 meters high
 
Molinia arundinacea, Tall Moor Grass
Molinia arundinacea / Tall Moor Grass
Poaceae / Grass Fam.
 
 

 
Naturally this list is far from completeness. It will be continued on occasion.  
 

 


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Plants acc. to Families
 
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Useful Pl.
 
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28-Feb-2019

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