The Snake's Head
This flower is called snake's head (Fritillaria meleagris), "kievitsbloem" in Dutch, "рябчик шахматный" in Russian.
It is a very rare (and protected) species in the wild in The Netherlands, and extinct in Belgium and some other European countries (I don't know about Russia). It can take a bit of time to find them in the wild, but I did:
Olympus XZ-1, 70mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/125s
This plant is found in areas of clay-on-peat that flood in winter. Adjustments to the water level by agriculture make it disappear. The seeds float on water, so it depends on flooding to spread, and it takes a plant eight years before it blooms.
I even found some clusters of these flowers this year:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s
This one is even rarer, a white version:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/100s
This is a very strange one, it is the first time I have seen one like this. It looks like something inbetween, as if undecided on its colour. It could be a hybrid, or a mutation. I haven't been able to find out yet if it is rare or unusual:
Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/125s
Thanks for watching!
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Hi.Touchingly and wonderfully. Thank you.
You're welcome.
Есть рябчик императорский (Fritillaria imperialis), он совсем другой.
На русском чаще называют "царская корона" :)
Эта?
Это называется crown imperial на английском ("императорская корона"). Оно не растет в нидерландах, только в садах.
Надеюсь, ты понимаешь мой русский 8-).
I understood :)

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императорская или царская :)