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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
 
 

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