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Title: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 12, 2018, 09:23:01 PM

I spent 7 days between Rhodes and the Attica, mainly for orchids and Irises. The rainy winter had a favourable effect on the blooming.
Later in the spring it's gonna be a very nice season.

Here're some shots, i'll append the post when i've free time after work.

    2018-03-07-Ophrys ferrum-equinum 12-03-2018 22-07-44.jpg
    2018-03-07-Ophrys lutea 12-03-2018 21-57-27.jpg
    2018-03-06-Iris tuberosa 12-03-2018 22-13-13.jpg
    2018-03-07-Astragalus spruneri 12-03-2018 21-49-16.jpg
    2018-03-06-Euphorbia apios 12-03-2018 22-31-44.jpg

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 13, 2018, 08:39:59 PM

Most of the plants can be found at the sea level until 500-700m.

    2018-03-06-Reseda alba 13-03-2018 21-31-29.jpg
    2018-03-06-Malcolmia flexuosa 13-03-2018 21-27-40.jpg
    2018-03-07-Fritillaria graeca 13-03-2018 21-24-11.jpg
    2018-03-07-Asphodelus fistulosus 13-03-2018 21-20-26.jpg
    2018-03-07-Fritillaria graeca 13-03-2018 21-17-51.jpg

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: ruweiss on March 13, 2018, 09:16:49 PM

Many thanks for showing us these beautiful pictures.
Spring is still far away in our region, so it is perfct for
the mind to see these fine plants.

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 13, 2018, 10:37:18 PM

Thanks, indeed the cold and dark weather remind me we're far away greek sunshine!

The way to differenciate pavonina from coronaria is simple by looking the foliage. pavonina has more jagged leafs

    2018-03-061-Anemone pavonina 13-03-2018 23-26-29.jpg
    2018-03-06-Anemone pavonina 13-03-2018 23-16-59.jpg
    2018-03-06-Sherardia arvensis 13-03-2018 23-11-54.jpg
    2018-03-06-Globularia alypum 13-03-2018 23-02-59.jpg
    2018-03-06-Limonium aegaeum 13-03-2018 21-44-20.jpg

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: David Nicholson on March 13, 2018, 10:53:01 PM

Looks nice Yann.

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Gail on March 13, 2018, 10:58:37 PM

Lovely images Yann. I really like the Anemone. John Massey of Ashwoods nursery in the Midlands has them naturalising among grass - he describes it as "turning a sunny bank into teletubby-land" and they do have a fun, and slightly unreal, look en masse. I really want to do the same here and bought 5 plants to make a start...

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: sokol on March 14, 2018, 05:10:28 AM

Very nice Yann, seeing spring when the next snow is forecasted here for the weekend.

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 15, 2018, 01:06:47 PM

Gagea peduncularis
Romulea linaresii subsp. graeca
Ornithogalum atticum
Barlia robertiana
Muscari commutatum

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 15, 2018, 01:10:07 PM

Limonium sinuatum, it was a bit early for full bloom
Medicago arborea
Prunus webbii
Prasium majus
Valantia hispida

Sorry for poor quality of some photos i took with my old bridge.

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 07:34:21 PM

the trip continues

Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Erodium Cicutarium
Onosma frutescens
Biscutella didyma
Ophrys cornuta

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 07:40:49 PM

Carlina corymbosa subsp. graeca
Allium neapolitanum
Salvia verbenaca
Calendula arvensis
Silene colorata

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 07:45:27 PM

On mount Penteli some interesting plants can be found


Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis
Iris attica
Paronychia argentea

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 07:50:45 PM

Aethionema saxatile subsp. graecum
Muscari commutatum
Narcissus papyraceus
Alkanna tinctoria
Vicia villosa subsp. varia well protected

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Gabriela on March 18, 2018, 07:53:27 PM

Very nice pictures Yann, as always.
I'm getting good with the Greek flora :))

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 08:01:20 PM

It's just 0.5% of what can be seen in this so beautiful country. I was a bit early but in 2 weeks i'm back in the Feta's country 8)

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 08:03:14 PM

Now back to central Attica, on the Lavrio region.
On the descent to Athens i found a small group of Muscari pulchellum.

Ophrys attica
Ophrys tenthredinifera
Orchis italica

Title: Re: Greece, Attica early spring
Post by: Yann on March 18, 2018, 08:07:40 PM

But the main reason of my visit was the rare Ophrys fusca ssp. laureotica, each year i arrived too late or too soon, i targetted the good week!

Barlia robertiana among the old mines workshops
Orchis quadripunctata
and after a long day running and walking in rocks, the paradise :)