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Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« on: May 05, 2014, 02:37:17 PM »
Marcus H. and Susan are on holiday in Crete - they've sent some photos through.

Spili is a village in the Rethymno regional unit,  Crete   
Kamares is a village in south-central  Crete. It is the location of an archeological site of a Minoan sacred cave.   
Kedros -   Mount Kedros, is a conical-shaped limestone mountain on the island of Crete in Greece. It is located southwest of the Ida massif with which it forms the two flanks of the Amari Valley. 1777 m ( 5830' ) 
Photos are from mixed locations -  shown in mostly alphabetical order  ;)

Aristolochia cretica
Dracunculus gully
Dracunculus  - marbled gold
famous white Dracunculus
White with gold - Dracunculus



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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014, 02:42:36 PM »
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Mottled Dracunculus
See my hand! Dracunculus
Ferula communis
Greengrocer calls - supplies arrive
Run down villages
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 02:45:31 PM »
Rams in the gully
Ruins on Kedros plateau
Fritillaria messanensis
Fritillaria messanensis - dark form
Kedros plateau
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 02:52:23 PM »
Many trails, Kedros
Orchis laxiflora
Orchis  papilionacea  (Anacamptis)
Orchis sitiaca
Ophrys creberrima
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 02:55:51 PM »
Ophrys heldriechii - perhaps!
Ophrys  phryganae

Thanks to Marcus for sharing his photos.  8)
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2014, 01:06:01 PM »
More photos arrived from Marcus and Susan -

Plakias Bay 1 and 2
Cliff walk, Plakias
Orchis , probalby O. prisca  Plakias
Ophrys gortynia  Plakias

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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2014, 01:09:24 PM »
Campanula saxatilis on cliff face
Verbascum arcturus,  Plakias cliff walk
Ophrys apifera  3 and 4
Muscari spreitzenhoferi

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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2014, 01:14:59 PM »
Church at Preveli
Church of Preveli monastery
Lower monastery, St. John the Baptist
WW2 monument Preveli Geoff Ewdards
WW2 inscription
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2014, 01:17:31 PM »
Monument at Preveli monastery
Cretan palms Preveli beach
Palm beach road precipices again
Unexpected ! LLama at Preveli
Venetian bridge from the 1300s
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2014, 01:24:18 PM »
Muscari spreitzenhoferi and orchis
Driving - note the DOUBLE WHITE line!
Frankokastella
sign at Frangokastella
sandals and shawl down the gorge
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2014, 01:26:51 PM »
Imbros trail begins
Botanising, Imbros
Campanula tubulosa (?) and Ranunculus,   Imbros
Cyclamen creticum, Imbros gorge
Full time inhabitants
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2014, 01:29:43 PM »
Imbros gorge  halfway house
Imbros gorge  narrows
Petramarula - Petromarula pinnata - Cretan endemic
Weird little snails
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2014, 05:41:59 PM »
Wonderful pictures Maggi.
I remember my visit to Greece, not Crete though....
While visiting some monasteries I came across a plant later IDed as Campanula versicolor... been looking for it ever since.
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Re: Flowers of Crete, Greece 2014
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2014, 09:28:07 PM »
Very interesting.  Thanks Marcus, Susan and Maggi.
That white Ranunculus asiaticus is stunning.
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