The flora of PĂ©rigord in South-West France is abundant and diverse. In this blog you can find, in pictures, brief encounters with several hundreds of wild flowers and plants as they grow here in French Perigord. Following the seasons other species are added. An index of scientific and English names you find below on the right.

Corine Oosterlee is a botanist and photographer and she offers guided Botanical Walks and other activities around plants and vegetation in nature in Perigord. Do you want to know more? On www.baladebotanique.fr you can find more information. For Corine's photography see www.corineoosterlee.com. Both websites also in English.

Enjoy!




October 13, 2016

Field Maple


Leaves are turning into gold.







Hera a leaf of a Field Maple (Acer campestre). This tree is easy to find in the wild but it is also often planted. A row of Field Maple make a good hedge and protect against windy weather and it is easy to trim. It is not a difficult tree, it grows on nearly all kinds of soils (maybe with a slight preference for limestone) and supports very well dry summers.










Here it is embellished with spider webs and lichens.








The fruits are called samaras and they are typical for maples. They grow in pairs, every samara carries a wing, and when they fall down together they turn and wheel like little helicopters.




Some branches with summer leaves.