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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Natalia on August 13, 2012, 12:05:26 PM

Title: What is interesting for the amateur-botanist in the mountains near Kemer?
Post by: Natalia on August 13, 2012, 12:05:26 PM

 PLEASE HELP!  :)

My friend, a keen florist as many of forumists, rides in Kemer, Turkey.
Colleagues tell me that it is possible in these places to look now?  ???
 He's going to take a car.

 She would be grateful for any clues about the interesting botanical places.

Title: Re: What is interesting for the amateur-botanist in the mountains near Kemer?
Post by: art600 on August 13, 2012, 01:41:26 PM

Natali

I have only visited Kemer mid October, whe you can see several Crocus, Galanthus peshmenii and several Colchicum to name but a few.

I am asking a friend who has visited Turkey many more times than I have if ahe knows what mght be seen now,

Regards

Arthur

Title: Re: What is interesting for the amateur-botanist in the mountains near Kemer?
Post by: Natalia on August 13, 2012, 03:02:44 PM

Arthur, thank you.
Maybe your friend will tell :)
  If it were possible - it would go in September and October, but the timing does not depend on it.

Title: Re: What is interesting for the amateur-botanist in the mountains near Kemer?
Post by: Tony Willis on August 13, 2012, 06:03:12 PM

Natalia

September is too early and late October would be best.

At that time near Kemer are Galanthus peshmenii, Cyclamen graecum,Crocus wattiorum and cancellatus Colchicum vaerigatum

If they go further East and up to Akseki, a long day but manageable there is also Cyclamen cilicicum,Crocus asumaniae, Biarum pyrami.

A long day west and it would be possible to find Crocus mathewii.

Title: Re: What is interesting for the amateur-botanist in the mountains near Kemer?
Post by: Natalia on August 13, 2012, 06:10:55 PM

Tony, thank you!
But my friend can not choose the term of the trip. Alas... :(