Plants from eastern Turkey

[Kees Jan]

The first plant was photographed in early May 2007 in the Palandoken Mts of eastern Turkey, between Erzurum and Çat. I don't have a clue what it is though.

Next there are some mystery ferns from the Rize area, near the Black Sea...

And finally an Oxalis and Ajuga spec.

http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/Asia/Northeastern-Turkey-May/

[Great Moravian]

Probably Boraginaceae, resembles Solenanthus at early stage of anthesis.

[Oron Peri]

Solenanthus stamineus
Ajuga orientalis  [still early to say but the hairs are typical to this sp.]
Oxalis acetosella

[Oron Peri]

3ed photo Dryopteris pallida
4th Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
5th Matteuccia struthiopteris

[Oron Peri]

The first fern is difficult to say at this stage, as leaves are not mature yet, might be Polystichum lonchitis if leaflets turn to be serrated or a Polypodium vulgare.

[Maggi Young]

Marijn van den Brink has photos of the Solenanthus ( and lots more besides!) on this website.......
http://photos.v-d-brink.eu

[Kees Jan]

Thank you all for your help !

[Lesley Cox]

The first fern is difficult to say at this stage, as leaves are not mature yet,

Matteuccia struthiopteris is difficult to say too.

[Great Moravian]

Middle Eastern Correspondent,
You could probably identify the Tragopogon in my query
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6359.0
too.

[Natalia]

Рrobable - 1122447731_RgX34-L  - Ajuga pyramidalis

[Kees Jan]

Thanks everyone

Here are some more pics:

A nice Bellevalia, Kop Geçidi, SE of Bayburt
A Genista?, near Sumela Monastery not far from Trabzon
A conifer, possibly Juniperus excelsa, between Bayburt and Gumushane
And finally some sort of Pedicularison the lower slopes of the western side of Kostandagi Gecidi east of Gumushane

Any help would be much appreciated! I'm uploading the last pics from this trip to http://keesjan.smugmug.com/Botanical-trips/Asia/Northeastern-Turkey-May/  now.

[Oron Peri]

Kees your Bellevalia is B. rixii.

Do you have a closeup of the Genista?

[Kees Jan]

Thanks Oron. I don't have a proper close up, does this help at all?