Author: Terence Rodbard
Geranium rotundifolium.
Peloponnese, Greece. 20.4.18.
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Echium vulgare. Vipers Bugloss.
Peloponnese, Greece. 3.4.18. Peloponnese, Greece. 3.4.1 8.
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Ophrys fusca ssp.creticola.
Ophrys fusca ssp.creticola. An endemic of Crete. Early flowering and found at altitude. Large flowers with a yellow border with median lobe almost…
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Ophrys fusca ssp.cressa.
Ophrys fusca ssp. cressa. An endemic of Eastern Crete. A short plant, with specific shape and colour of speculum and a distinctive…
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Crocothemis erythraea. Broad Scarlet.
Female. Western Cape. 17.1.18,
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Ophrys sphegodes ssp. zeusii
Ophrys sphegodes ssp. zeusii. Distributed in Albania and western and northern Greece. Found above 300 metres, a tall, slender plant with silvery-green leaves…
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Ophrys attaviria var. cesmeensis
Ophrys attaviria var. cesmeensis. From Cesme in Turkey this var. has been found in Chios. It is characterised by a long and flat…
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Cephalanthera damasonium
Cephalanthera damasonium. Found throughout mainland Greece, the Peloponnese and the larger Aegean islands generally at higher altitude. It features large flowers facing upwards,…
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Ophrys episcopalis
Ophrys episcopalis. An eastern Mediterranean taxon with pink petals and sepals. Can be found in Crete, and less common in Rhodes and Cyprus.
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Ophrys lutea ssp. melena
Ophrys lutea ssp. melena. A controversial taxon, considered an endemic of the southern Balkans. Found specifically in western and central Greece, and in…
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Ophrys sicula
Ophrys sicula. Probably the most common taxon in the Mediterranean, from Spain to Cyprus. A slender, short plant, often in large populations, its…
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Anacamptis coriophora ssp. fragrans.
Anacamptis coriophora ssp. fragrans. A Mediterranean taxon found in central and southern Greece, the Aegean islands and Crete. It can have few leaves…
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Orchis spitzelii
Orchis spitzelii A rare species found between 1000 and 2100 metres. Important features are the green petals with dorsal sepal forming a hood,…
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Epipactis veratrifolia
Epipactis veratrifolia. A rare taxon, its only known European sites are in Cyprus. Found on rocky, damp walls with stems growing to over…
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