Pindos 2023

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Hello! Time to introduce myself and for you to practice a bit your English  I moved to Belgium some time ago but originally I am from the Pindos area of Greece. Here are some photos from this year.

The first picture is Allium trifoliatum, normally it flowers white but there are many forms. A compact allium that flowers with the leaf in green state.

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Lomelosia epirota, a very compact evergreen shrubby lomelosia endemic to Epirus

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Aethionema saxatile, needs no introduction!!

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Achillea umbellata with Cerastrium candidissimum growing through. Both Greek endemic species!

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Ramonda serbica, what to say first for this Balkan endemic! Known as a shade plant but in habitat i have observed that they grow equally good in sun. By mid-july the plants go totally dormant.

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Oh how beautiful!! I have been there at Micropapingo. It is heavenly there!

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Clinopodium alpinum, grows everywhere!

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In the sun they keep a better form!

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Malcomia orsiniana subsp. serbica. I love this one and I believe it deserves wider appreciation!!

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Aubrieta scardica. it is very hard to identify Aubrieta's, surely for me. A clear characteristic of this species is that the seed pods are compressed, almost flat, and very long compared to the width. 

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Saxifraga marginata, a few days too early for the flowers. But with this plant they are not necessary, it is always beautiful!

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Viola sp., possibly riviniana.

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Helleborus odorus subsp. cyclophyllus

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Colchicum boissieri, at least if I assume from the very small size and the location. But could be also everything else.

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Habitat with Valeriana officinalis and Lamium garganicum. In the far back left Lunaria annua subsp. pachyrhiza.