Bolster heath (Biogeography 🌍)
Bolster heath or cushion moorland is a type of vegetation community that features a patchwork of very low growing, tightly packed plants found at the limits of some alpine environments. The cushion plants form a smooth surfaced 'cushions' from several different plants, hence the common name of cushion heath. The cushion growth habit provides protection against the desiccating wind...
Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus Canon 5D 3 Sigma 105 2.8 f/4/ 1/320 iso: 320 Srbsko, Czech Republic 8/13/2023 #Satyridae #Heaths #Butterflies #SaveButterflies #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #Macro #grasslands
Bolster heath (Biogeography 🌍)
Bolster heath or cushion moorland is a type of vegetation community that features a patchwork of very low growing, tightly packed plants found at the limits of some alpine environments. The cushion plants form a smooth surfaced 'cushions' from several different plants, hence the common name of cushion heath. The cushion growth habit provides protection against the desic...
Large Heath, Coenonympha tullia Canon 7D EF 100 2.8 f/2.5 1/400 iso: 250 Milovice, Czech Republic 6/13/2014 #Satyridae #heaths #SaveButterflies #Butterflies #Lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #macro #Grasslands
