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| 801_1745 [Crocus nivalis] |
Crocus nivalis blooms in the heart of winter
in areas stretching from the Peloponnese to Northern Greece
at altitudes of even beyond 1300m,
where it is aften seen growing on snow-covered mountain peaks.
This is most likely the reason why it was given the name “nivalis,”
which derives from the Latin nix (nivis), meaning snow.
In Attica, however, it is also found as low as 400m
on all the mountains around Athens.
The picture was taken in Anthusa (Attica).
