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| 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 31, 2020
Saturday, October 24, 2020
Spiranthes spiralis
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| 304_0496 [Spiranthes spiralis] |
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| 803_7891 [Spiranthes spiralis] |
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| 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
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| 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
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Native to Caucasus mountains.
Photographed in the Diomedes Botanical Gardens in Athens a couple, or so, of years ago.
