Dryas octopetala   Mountain Avens

Dryas octopetala Austria

In the Wilder Kaiser mountains we had climbed up to the alpine hut (an excellent restaurant) and were making our way back down when I took a somewhat risky diversion along a crumbling path which led to this bank of hundreds of Mountain Avens in full flower.

Wilder Kaiser Mountains, Austria 13th June 2002

Added on June 13th 2005, updated 15th December 2008

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