Family: Fabaceae - Legumes Flower Colour: white, A floral element of the Aegean and fairly restricted to this area. In the south, the conspicuous clover reaches the island of Crete, where it is not common. We encountered it in several places scattered all over the island. Location: Crete, second half of April, 2025 Thripti massif and Lefka Ori.

Synonyma: Aglitheis ursina, Allium latifolium, Allium longipetiolatum, Allium nemorale, Allium petiolatum, Allium ucrainicum, Allium ursinoides, Allium ursinum var. ucrainicum, Allium vincetoxicum, Cepa ursina, Geboscon ursinum, Hylogeton ursinum, Moly latifolium, Nectaroscordum ursinum, Ophioscorodon ursinum Other names: wild garlic, cowleekes, cows's…

Other names: Common Snowdrop Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: white.

Synonyms: Comarum palustris, Potentilla palustris, Fragaria palustris Other names: Purple marshlocks, Swamp Cinquefoil Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: red, lavender, Bloom in: May, June, July, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Actually my favourite of the genus Potentilla. It's not too special, but I'm always happy to see it in the wet meadows.…

Synonyms: Potentilla arenaria Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, We have repeatedly found this species in dry, sunny ruderal habitats. In Istria there is also the very similar Potentilla tommasiniana, which always (?) has 3 leaflets, whereas incana usually has 5. In the specimen shown here, however, this characteristic…

Synonyms: Jasione vulgaris, Ovilla globulariiflora, Phyteuma montanum Other names: Blue Bonnets, Blue Buttons, Blue Daisy, Iron Flower Family: Campanulaceae Flower Colour: blue, Type of flowering: flowers capitulum, From a sandy area near Regensburg in Bavaria, Southern Germany. Found on 09/06/2024 on a sandy slope, covered with silver grass (Corynephorus…

Other names: Grass-leaved Flag, Plum Iris, Plum Tart Iris Family: Iridaceae Flower Colour: pink, lavender, blue, Type of flowering: other flowers, Found on 17/05/2024 in northern Istria; Croatia, near the village of Vrh in a sparse mixed pine forest. Unfortunately there were only a few plants. The species does not seem to be very common on the peninsula.

Synonyms: Rosa gallica var. officinalis, Rosa gallica var. versicolor Other names: French Rose, Rose of Provins Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: magenta, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Found in a garrigue-like habitat in the south-east of the Istrian peninsula, slightly south of the Limski Channel, on 15/05/2024. The plants were only found very…

Synonyms: Carduus macrocephalus, Carduus macrolepis, Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus, Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus, Carduus nutans subsp. macrolepis, Carduus nutans var. leiophyllus, Carduus nutans var. macrocephalus, Carduus nutans var. vestitus Other names: Giant Thistle, Chardon Penche, Nodding Plumeless Thistle, Nodding Plumeless-thistle,…

Other names: Umbellate Wintergreen, Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine Family: Ericaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, a species that for a long time we only knew from books, which we were fortunate enough to see in the wild. Location: Bavaria, South Germany, 23.06.2024

Synonyms: Pyrola chlorantha var. convoluta, Pyrola chlorantha var. paucifolia, Pyrola chlorantha var. revoluta, Pyrola convoluta, Pyrola oxypetala, Pyrola virens, Pyrola virens var. convoluta, Pyrola virens var. saximontana Other names: Greenflowered Wintergreen Family: Ericaceae Flower Colour: white, green, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, According…

Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: red, Found in the western part of the Croatian peninsula of Istria, slightly south of the Limski Channel. The inflorescences actually look like black balls in the meadows. We found the species only in the area around Barbariga. According to POW, subsp. waldsteinii is listed as a synonym of Allium rotundum, but the…

Synonyms: Echium argenteum, Echium granatense, Echium hispanicumOther names: Blue Echium, Blue Thistle, Blueweed, Common Echium, Common Viper's Bugloss, Common Viper's-bugloss, Paterson's Curse, Viper's Bugloss Family: Boraginaceae Flower Colour: blue, Bloom in: June, July, August, September, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Echium vulgare - viper's…

Other names: Common Privet, European privet Family: Oleaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: June, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, Ligustrum vulgare - wild Privet It is a semi-evergreen or deciduous shrub, growing to 3 m (rarely up to 5 m) tall. The stems are stiff, erect, with grey-brown bark spotted with small brown lenticels. The leaves are…

Synonyms: Aesculus asplenifolia, Aesculus castanea, Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum f. pendula, Aesculus hippocastanum var. argenteovariegata, Aesculus hippocastanum var. aureovariegata, Aesculus hippocastanum var. beaumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-pleno, Aesculus hippocastanum var. incisa, Aesculus hippocastanum…

Other names: Lilac Family: Oleaceae Flower Colour: lavender, purple, pink, white, Bloom in: May, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, Syringa vulgaris - common Lilac Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multistemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters…

Synonyms: Pyrus domestica Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Pyrus communis - common Pear The pear is native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from Western Europe and North Africa east across Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 10–17 m (33–56 ft) tall,…

Silver Birch - Betula pendula Synonyms: Betula alba, Betula verrucosaOther names: Warty Birch, European Weeping Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch Family: Betulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Betula pendula - silver Birch The silver birch typically reaches 15 to 25 m (49 to…

Synonyms: Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata Other names: Red Elderberry Family: Adoxaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Sambucus racemosa - red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa is often a treelike shrub growing 2–6 m (7–20 ft) tall. The stems are soft with a pithy center. Each individual…

Synonyms: Robinia pseudacacia, Robinia acacia, Robinia communis, Pseudoacacia pseudoacacia, Acacia Robini Other names: False Acacia Family: Fabaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: May, June, Type of flowering: other flowers, Robinia pseudoacacia - black Locust Black locust reaches a typical height of 12–30 metres (40–100 feet) with a diameter of…

Synonyms: Abies larix, Larix carpatica, Larix europea, Larix larix, Pinus larixOther names: Common Larch Family: Pinaceae Flower Colour: yellow, red, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Larix decidua - european Larch Larix decidua is a medium-size to large deciduous coniferous tree reaching 25–45 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m…

Synonyms: Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana, Prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana, Prunus cerasifera var. orientalis, Prunus domestica var. cerea, Prunus domestica var. myrobalana, Prunus mirabilis, Prunus orientalis, Prunus sogdiana Other names: Myrobalan Plum Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number…

Synonyms: Acer cappadocicum subsp. turkestanicum, Acer dieckii, Acer dieckii f. integrilobum, Acer dieckii f. monstrosum, Acer fallax, Acer laciniatum, Acer lactescens, Acer laetum var. cordifolium, Acer lobelii var. dieckii, Acer lobergii, Acer palmatifidum, Acer platanifolium, Acer platanoides f. acuminatum, Acer platanoides f. adspersum, Acer platanoides…

Other names: European hornbeam, hornbeam Family: Betulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Carpinus betulus - common hornbeam It is a deciduous small to medium-size tree reaching heights of 15–25 metres (49–82 ft), rarely 30 m (98 ft), and often has a fluted and crooked trunk. The bark is smooth and…

Synonyms: Hedera arborea, Hedera arborea, Hedera arborea var. variegata, Hedera aurantiaca, Hedera baccifera, Hedera chrysophylla, Hedera combwoodiana, Hedera communis, Hedera communis var. sterilis, Hedera conglomerata, Hedera cordata, Hedera cordifolia, Hedera digitata, Hedera diversifolia, Hedera donerailensis, Hedera elegantissima, Hedera floribunda,…

Synonyms: Bulbocapnos cavus, Bulbocapnos tuberosus, Capnites cava, Capnoides cava, Corydalis albiflora, Corydalis bulbosa, Corydalis pseudocava, Corydalis stummeri, Corydalis tuberosa, Fumaria albiflora, Fumaria bulbosa var. cava, Fumaria cava, Fumaria major, Fumaria media, Pistolochia cava Other names: Bulbous Corydalis, Hollow-root Family: Papaveraceae…

Synonyms: Tremula vulgaris Other names: aspen, common aspen, Eurasian aspen, European aspen, quaking aspen Family: Salicaceae Flower Colour: green, Bloom in: March, April, Type of flowering: other flowers, It is a substantial deciduous tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall by 10 m (33 ft) broad, with a trunk attaining over 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in diameter.…

Synonyms: Eranthis cilicicus, Helleborus hyemalis Family: Ranunculaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: January, February, March, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, number of petals 5, number of petals 6, Eranthis hyemalis - winter aconite It is a tuberous-rooted herbaceous perennial growing to 15 cm (6 in), with large (2–3 cm (1–1 in)), yellow,…

Synonyms: Galanthus vernus, Nivaria verna, Erinosma verna Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: February, March, April, Type of flowering: number of petals 6, Leucojum vernum - spring Snowflake Leucojum vernum is a perennial bulbous plant, 12–35 cm tall in flower. Its leaves, which appear at the same time as the flowers and continue…

Synonyms: Anacamptis morio, Orchis crenulata, Orchis officinalisOther names: Green-veined Orchid Family: Orchidaceae Flower Colour: magenta, lavender, white, Bloom in: April, May, June, Type of flowering: other flowers, It flowers from late April to June in the British Isles, and as early as February in other countries, such as France. The inflorescence…