Butterbur on the banks of the Lour Burn
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Butterbur on the banks of the Lour Burn
Image: © Des Colhoun Taken: 25 Mar 2009
The Lour Burn runs into the River Spey some 70 yards distant.That's the flower of the Butterbur plant which signals the start of Spring. Like the Winter Aconite,this plant is peculiar in that the flower precedes the leaf.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.468709
Longitude
-3.233023