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Title: Turkey 2006
Post by: Paul Ravenhill on December 12, 2009, 07:31:06 AM

In 2006 I was lucky to go on a trip to Turkey when I work at RBGE, you mite recognise some of the pictures as an article of the trip was published in the, The Rock Garden No 119. Are trip started in Istanbul on the 12/5/06.

If you can name any plant let me know.

Sorry about the watermarks in the photos.

Title: Re: Turkey 2006
Post by: Lori S. on December 12, 2009, 07:52:53 AM

The third and fourth look like Carduus, possibly Carduus nutans, which does occur in Turkey.

Title: Re: Turkey 2006
Post by: Sinchets on December 12, 2009, 10:37:03 AM

The first looks to be a Centaurea. The final 'thistle' is a stunner!

Title: Re: Turkey 2006
Post by: Lori S. on December 13, 2009, 04:20:48 AM

5,6 look like Cirsium spp..
If you are interested in searching a bit, this site can be used to find Cirsium (or other plants) that occur in Turkey, native or introduced.
http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Cirsium&PTRefFk=7000000

Title: Re: Turkey 2006
Post by: I.S. on December 13, 2009, 09:51:47 PM

Hello Paul,
These are my native plants. That is nice to see them here.
The first one is 'Crupina crupinastrum' Asteraceae
The secont is   'Cistus creticus'         Cistaceae

For the rest I am not sure! If I can see whole part of plants, Maybe I could say something.

Title: Re: Turkey 2006
Post by: Paul Ravenhill on December 14, 2009, 04:45:25 PM

Ibrahim, Lori, sinchets thank for your help,
Ibrahim I don't have any pictures of the whole plant.