bulbous plants of southern europe and the mediterranean region
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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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