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Homogyne discolorObserver
felixerhardDescription
Unfortunately I don't have a picture of it, but the main characteristic to distinguish between H. discolor and H. alpina is, that H. discolor has a hairy-greyish underside of the basal-leaves.
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Greater Plantain (Plantago major)Observer
felixerhardDescription
A very common herbaceous plant along roads and on meadows. Nevertheless, I never saw one this big (see beer for scale). Probably has to to with the high-nutrient soils of the danube's floodplain.
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European Feather-Grass (Stipa pennata)Observer
felixerhardDescription
Beautiful gras which is usually to be found in dry, steppe-like areas.
In this region, it is usually more common in the dry plains of hungary and other east-european countries, a bit more eastern and southern than where i found it. But due to the dry and shallow grounds of the Lobau, it can be found there, too.
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Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias)Observer
felixerhardDescription
So common in that region but nevertheless to beautiful.
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Green-winged Orchid (Anacamptis morio)Observer
felixerhardDescription
In the macro-picture, you can see Anacamptis morio in the center, amongst Ophrys sphegodes and Orchis militaris. 2015 has been a really good year for the orchid population on the Marchfeldschutzdamm, most obviously ;)
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Burnt-tip Orchid (Neotinea ustulata)Observer
felixerhardDescription
This quite rare species is ironically growing on the levee, as it offers a dry and nutrient-poor habitat for the orchid to grow.
