Saturday, October 31, 2020

Crocus cancellatus subsp. mazziaricus

802_1929 [Crocus cancellatus subsp. mazziaricus]
 
A widespread crocus that blooms from September to November.
It can be found in a variety of habitats up to a height of 1500 m.
 
 

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Spiranthes spiralis

304_0496 [Spiranthes spiralis]
 
 
803_7891 [Spiranthes spiralis]
 
 
803_7991 [Spiranthes spiralis]

Spiranthes spiralis: A small wild orchid with an unusual shape.
Its small whitish flowers (up to 5 mm wide) appear spirally around the upper part of its 10-15 cm stalk, providing a good reason for it to be called ‘spiralis’. It can be found in various European countries, North Africa and all the way to Iran.
It blooms in October and November. 
 
Photographed at the foot of Mt. Hymittos on October 16, 2020
 
 

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Colchicum sfikasianum

803_7853 [Colchicum sfikasianum]

Colchicum sfikasianum is one of the 31 species of Colchicum that grow in Greece, 12 of which are endemics.
When it flowers in Autumn it comes straight out of the ground with no leaves, which appear in Spring. 
It is local to Mt. Hymittos, SE Peloponnese and to the island of Kefalonia.
 
The picture above was taken on Mt. Hymittos on October 1, 2020
 
 

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii

802_5874 [Paeonia daurica subsp. mlokosewitschii]
 
Native to Caucasus mountains.
 
Photographed in the Diomedes Botanical Gardens in Athens a couple, or so, of years ago.
 
 

Saturday, October 3, 2020

Cyclamen graecum

802_1953 [Cyclamen graecum]

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on October 1, 2020