Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca

801_8696 [Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca]

A small, perennial plant (usually 6-7 cm tall)

with violet flowers of about 3 cm in diameter.

 

It is a plant of the Balkans with wide distribution in Greece.

 It is found in low grasslands and stony locations

of mainland Greece

from February to April in heights of up to 1200 m.

 

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos

 

 

Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca

IMG_2098 [Romulea linaresii]

 

This dwarf plant with small flowers (up to 1.5 cm wide) flourishes in the Balkans but has been on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Endangered Plants since 1997. 

 It blooms from February to April.

 

Photographed on Tourkovounia (in Athens) on February 23, 2023

 

 

Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca

803_9793 [Romulea linaresii]

 

Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on March 4, 2022