Phil's photos with the keyword: Wild flowers

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 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)

Wild flowers (Rosebay Willowherb) growing in waterlogged ground on the shore of Lake Burwain in Foulridge, North-West England. "Chamerion angustifolium, commonly known as Fireweed (mainly in North America), Great Willow-herb (some parts of Canada),or Rosebay Willowherb (mainly in Britain), is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere, including large parts of the boreal forests". (Wikipedia). www.ipernity.com/group/sony.rx100

Wild flowers (which I think are Ragwort or Golden Ragwort), photographed near Barrowford in Pendle district, England. The camera used was a Sony RX100 compact and the processing was done with Nikon Capture NX2. www.ipernity.com/group/sony.rx100

Wild flowers amongst the trees near the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Barrowford, Pendle district, UK. There were poppies, clover and these blue flowers...(I've no idea what they are but they look like blue clover). Photographed using a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed using PicMonkey and Nikon Capture NX2. www.ipernity.com/group/sony.rx100