English: Hornet
Scientific: Vespa crabro
Spanish: Avispón / Avispa Europea
Catalan: Vespa xana
Portuguese: Vespa grande
This article, Hornets – The Gentle Giants of the Wasp World, is about the native hornet to Spain Vespa crabra.
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Continue reading Hornets – The Gentle Giants of the Wasp WorldWhen it comes to planning your vacation in the picturesque Sierra de Grazalema, one of the first decisions you’ll need to make is where to stay. You have the choice of apartments, houses, or hotels. Making this decision can be challenging, but in this article, we’ll explore the advantages of opting for an apartment or house rentals in the Sierra de Grazalema over a traditional hotel stay.
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As a webmaster, Clive takes on the role of coordinating and maintaining websites, effortlessly blending technology with creativity to showcase the beauty of nature through his online platforms. With a knack for web design and a keen eye for detail, he ensures that visitors are transported into the heart of the wilderness through captivating visuals and engaging content.
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Grazalema is, at its heart, a welcoming community, steeped in centuries of tradition and culture.
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Regular visits to the Botanic Garden in El Bosque village allow us to see the local wild plants as they change through the seasons.
Mid June is the best time to see some of the parks endemics in full flower. Phlomis x margaritae is a hybrid shrub in the Sage family that occurs naturally on a mountain named Margarita – hence the plant name. This is placed in the “rupicola” section (rock gardens) at the highest point of the meandering pathways. It is a plant endemic to the Sierra de Grazalema park area. This meaning that it is not found in the wild anywhere else in the world.
In the same rock gardens and in full flower at this time of year are the orange blooms of the cliff dwelling Grazalema poppy (Papaver rupifragum) which although it was thought that this plant was exclusive to this mountain range it has also been recorded in Morocco.
The delicate lemon flowers of (Sideritis incana subsp occidentalis) are easily overlooked on a mountain side and this again is only from the Grazalema area.
The sky was a beautiful deep blue and I love the combination of dark green trees and fresh white clouds against such a colour. My progress around the gardens was slow as there is so much to see and photograph at this time of year. Even seed pods from plants that flowered earlier are very photogenic.
The shaded areas beneath the mature trees on visits to the Botanic Garden in El Bosque village are always welcome at this time of year!
On my first visits here I used to write the plant names that I wanted to learn onto a note pad, now I cheat and take a photo of the sign along with the plant pictures – so much quicker!
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