Greece autumn 2017

[sokol]

We were now around Areopoli before we went further to the south of Mani peninsula.

Allium callimischon







And just a few Narcissus obsoletus along the small road.

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Rain was coming from Taygetos down to us and we escaped successfully to the south and it has never reached us.



Malva spec.



Spider



Manthis religiosa



Scilla autumnalis

[sokol]

The southern part of Mani was still rather dry at low levels and we have found very few flowering plants there. We have missed especially the small flowered Colchicum and we have found just one when it was getting dark.

Sternbergia sicula



Vathia, the famous tower village

[Gerdk]

Really a Sternbergia and Crocus dream! Thank you for showing these pictures!

Gerd

[sokol]

Beuatiful weather next day, no Sternbergia but many Narcissus obsoletus at different places of Mani peninsula.





Crocus boryi will be at nearly every place where we have stopped.



Same with Narcissus obsoletus that seemed to be aboundend there.



Just a single Colchicum South of Areopoli, Colchicum parlatoris:

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Crocus goulimy was a dream there, especially growing between rocks there.

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Crocus niveus has had a much less divided style than at Parnon.









Comparison with Narcissus obsoletus

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Landscape just a bit to the north:







again a spider



and Manthis religiosa colour variant

[David Nicholson]

I'm enjoying your journey, thanks for posting.

[Gerdk]

Really a Sternbergia and Crocus dream! Thank you for showing these pictures!

Gerd

Sorry - I forgot to add the Narcissus species! -  and - excellent photos!

Gerd

[sokol]

Here are the Narcissus, probably thousands scattered over olive groves and along the roads. It was not possible to photograph this reasonably to show it.

Narcissus obsoletus









Taygetos looked much more friendly than the day before.

[Maggi Young]

Wonderful!

[ian mcdonald]

Stefan, your spiders look similar to Araneus diadematus, garden spiders.

[sokol]

Thanks Ian, I have also thought it looks similar. But I suppose it is a Mediterranean species that I don't know.

[sokol]

Just around the corner our sole location with flowering Colchicum psaridis. It is a narrow endimic just at Mani peninsula, the flower is similar to Colchicum cupanii but it has soboliferous corms.