Southern Greece and SW Turkey

[Gerdk]

Anyway, I finally managed to find a picture of a flowering mystery plant, also photographed on Mount Killini, possibly Viola chelmaea??

Kees Jan,
Definitely not Viola chelmea - which is related to V. alba or odorata. This is a pansy-type of violet (Section Melanium). In Strid's Mountain Flower of Greece Viola graeca is noted for Mt. Killini and according the description there this could be your plant (corolla violet, yellow or particoloured).
Gerd

[Kees Jan]

Thanks Gerd!

[Lesley Cox]

As I recall from my one relatively brief trip to Greece, the Arenaria-like plants were identified by our tour leader (John Richards, former Pres. AGS) as Minutaria species. They're very close after all and I suspect in some cases could be synonymous. We were in the general areas of Mt Parnassus, Mavrolithari and Karpenessi.

If you were in NZ I'd say for sure, that the Arenaria plant was Scleranthus uniflorus

[Kees Jan]

Thanks Lesley.

[Kees Jan]

Moving east to SW Turkey, here are two unidentified shrubs. Any suggestions would be most welcome

[Hans J]

Hi Kees ,

I believe the shrubs are Styrax ( maybe officinalis ) -I have seen this plants also in Greece and Turkey .
By one of my trips in western Crete I saw exactly the same fruits .

I hope this helps
Hans