SOUTHERN EUROPEAN & MEDITERRANEAN BULBOUS PLANTS

Orchis italica

BULBOUS PLANTS of SOUTHERN EUROPEand the

MEDITERRANEAN REGIONBy Gwen & Phil

Phillips

From the warmth of the Mediterranean to the chill of the mountains, bulbous plants from the Iberian Peninsular to western Turkey and Cyprus.

Crocus gargaricus

Rio Mondego, Portugal

Narcissus scaberulusUpper Mondego Valley, Portugal

Narcissus scaberulus

Narcissus scaberulus

Narcissus scaberulus

Serra da Arrabida, Portugal

Narcissus calcicolaSerra da Arrabida, Portugal

Narcissus calcicola

Narcissus calcicola

Narcissus scaberulus

Comparing the corolla shape of the two species

Narcissus cernuusNr. Ribamondego, Portugal

Narcissus cernuus

Narcissus cernuus

Romulea bulbocodiumNr. Ribamondego, Portugal

Romulea bulbocodium

Narcissus cernuus (concolor))Nr. Vilha Velha de Rodão, Portugal

Narcissus cernuus (concolor))

Cape St. Vincent, Portugal

Narcissus obesusCape St. Vincent, Portugal

Narcissus obesus

Narcissus papyraceus & N. jonquillaNW of Ronda, Spain

Narcissus papyraceus subsp. panizzianus

Narcissus jonquilla subsp. cordubensis

Narcissus jonquilla subsp. cordubensis

subsp. jonquillasubsp. cordubensis

The previous Narcissus site is in the foreground, but photographed 10 years later.

Sierra Nevada, Spain

Fritillaria lusitanica almost obscured by Juniper Sierra Nevada, Spain

Fritillaria lusitanica

Fritillaria lusitanica

Narcissus x tortifoliusSierra Cabrera, Spain

Narcissus x tortifolius

La Albufera, Majorca

Anacamptis coriophoraLa Albufera, Majorca

Anacamptis coriophora

Ophrys speculumLa Albufera, Majorca

Ophrys speculum

Ophrys speculum

Convento de Calatrava, Spain

Narcissus cantabricusConvento de Calatrava

Narcissus cantabricus

Narcissus cantabricus

Narcissus cantabricus & N. cernuusNr. Puerto de Mestanza, Spain

Narcissus cantabricus N. cernuus

Narcissus x susannae - (N. cantabricus x N. cernuus)

N. cernuus & N. bulbocodiumE. of Puebla de Don Rodrigo,

Spain

Narcissus x consolationis - (N. cernuus x N. bulbocodium)

Narcissus hedraeanthus (luteolentus)Nr. Desfiladeros de Despeñaperros, Spain

Narcissus hedraeanthus (luteolentus)

hedraeanthus

luteolentus

Narcissus rupicola subsp. rupicolaSierra de Villafranca, Spain

Narcissus rupicola subsp. rupicola

Erythronium dens-canisCordillera Cantabrica, Spain

Erythronium dens-canis

Narcissus asturiensisCordillera Cantabrica, Spain

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatusCol d’Espina, France

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatus

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatusSan Juan de la Peña, Spain

Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatus

Dactylorhiza sambucinaCol de Portalet, Pyrenees, France

Dactylorhiza sambucina

Dactylorhiza sambucina

Fritillaria pyrenaicaCol de Portalet, Pyrenees, France

Fritillaria pyrenaica

Fritillaria pyrenaica

Lilium pyrenaicumAude, France

Lilium pyrenaicum

Aveyron, France

Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis Aveyron, France

Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis

Gard, France

Orchis simia Orchis anthropophora Orchis X bergonii

Orchis simia Orchis anthropophora Orchis X bergonii

Orchis simia Orchis purpurea Orchis X angusticruris

Orchis simia Orchis militaris Orchis X beyrichii

Orchis purpurea Orchis militaris Orchis X hybrida

Serapias cordigeraVar, France

Serapias cordigera

Serapias lingua

Fritillaria tubiformisAlpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Fritillaria tubiformis

Lilium martagonHautes-Alpes

Lilium martagon

Lilium bulbiferumDolomites, Italy

Lilium bulbiferum

Lilium bulbiferum

Paradisia liliastrumDolomites, Italy

Paradisia liliastrum

Paradisia liliastrum Anthericum liliago

Cypripedium calceolusDolomites, Italy

Cypripedium calceolus

Nr. Porto Pollo, Corsica

Pancratium illyricumNr. Porto Pollo, Corsica

Pancratium illyricum

Phrygana vegetation on Crete

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolorNr. Kato Zakros, Crete

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor

Ranunculus asiaticusNr. Sitia, Crete

Ranunculus asiaticus

Ranunculus asiaticusNr. Hersonissos, Crete

Ranunculus asiaticusNr. Ypsonas, Cyprus

Moraea sisyrinchiumKhrysokhou Bay, Cyprus

Moraea sisyrinchium

Erica maquis, Crete

Cyclamen creticumNr. Gerakari, Crete

Cyclamen creticum

Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensisNr. Gerakari, Crete

Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis

Iris unguicularis subsp. cretensis subsp. carica SW. Turkey

Arum creticumRoad to Sellia, Crete

Tulipa orphanideaBetween Gerakari & Spili, Crete

Tulipa orphanidea

Tulipa orphanidea

Tulipa saxatilisNr. Kato Petros, Crete

Tulipa saxatilis

Tulipa saxatilis (bakeri)Omalos Plateau, Crete

Tulipa saxatilis (bakeri)

Above Anogia, Crete

Crocus sieberi subsp. sieberiAbove Anogia, Crete

Crocus sieberi subsp. sieberi

Mt. Parnassos, Greece

Probably Crocus veluchensis x C. sieberi subsp. sublimis

Crocus veluchensis & Scilla bifolia

Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis

Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis

Ten days after previous photographs

Mt Parnassos, Greece Iris reichenbachii

Iris reichenbachii

Cyclamen peloponnesiacumNr. Longanikos, Peloponnese, Greece

Cyclamen peloponnesiacum

Asphodeline luteaEphesus, Turkey

Asphodeline lutea

Arum dioscoridisPerge, Turkey

Arum dioscoridis

South-western Turkey

Fritillaria bithynicaNr. Mugla, Turkey

Fritillaria bithynica

Nr. Mugla, Turkey

Ornithogalum nutansNr. Mugla, Turkey

Cephalanthera kurdicaSouthern Turkey

Cephalanthera kurdica

Cephalanthera kurdica

Crocus gargaricusUludag, Nr. Bursa, Turkey

Crocus gargaricus & Scilla bifolia

Crocus biflorus subsp. pulchricolor

Crocus biflorus subsp. pulchricolor

Crocus biflorus subsp. pulchricolor

Ornithogalum fimbriatum & Gagea reticulataUludag, Nr. Bursa, Turkey

Ornithogalum fimbriatum

Gagea reticulata

Lake Abant Nr. Bolu, Turkey Colchicum szovitsii

Colchicum szovitsii

Colchicum szovitsii

Lake Abant, Nr. Bolu, Turkey Muscari aucheri

Muscari aucheri

Cyclamen coum & Primula vulgarisLake Abant, Nr. Bolu, Turkey

Cyclamen coum

Cyclamen coum

Helleborus orientalis

Orchis punctulataNr. Kato Drhys, Cyprus

Orchis punctulata

Orchis troodiTroodos Mountains, Cyprus

Orchis troodi

Orchis troodi

Crocus cypriusTroodos Mountains, Cyprus

• The preceding images were all of spring and summer-flowering plants,

• the plants that follow all flower in the autumn.

Mt. Parnassos, Greece

Colchicum boissieriMt. Parnassos, Greece

Sternbergia luteaAbove Delphi, Greece

Sternbergia lutea

Sternbergia lutea

Sternbergia luteaBetween Tripoli & Sparti, Peloponnese, Greece

Sternbergia lutea

Crocus boryi & C. hadriaticusBetween Tripoli & Sparti, Peloponnese, Greece,

Crocus boryi C. hadriaticus

Crocus biflorus subsp. melantherus

Cyclamen graecumBetween Githio & Areopoli, Peloponnese, Greece

Cyclamen graecum

Cyclamen graecum

Cyclamen graecum

Crocus goulimyiBetween Areopoli & Kalamata, Peloponnese, Greece

Crocus goulimyi

Crocus niveusBetween Apidia & Niata Peloponnese, Greece

Crocus niveus

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