I have never been to the Mediterranean in springtime.
This was an amazing Spring Festival of so many things I have never seen before.
Many of the plants were identified afterwards
or
not
Sitting quietly in various corners of fields and hillsides
trying to take it all in.

Please forgive any misidentifications or lack of precision
the photographer in me took over.









Ophrys regis-ferdinandii



Woodcock Bee orchid (Ophrys scolopax)



Large Blue Alkanet (Anchusa azurea)



Armenian Grape Hyacinth (Mascara armeniacum)



Bellardia (Bellardia triago)



Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)







Corn Salad (Valerianella vesicaria)



















Ophrys sicula



Parentucellia latifolia



Sage



Serapias carica



Serapias parviflora









Trifoium stellatum



Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre)



The Unkown Orchid



Hairy Yellow Vetchling (Vicia Hybrida)



Yellow Bartsia (Parentucellia viscosa)

Tag CloudOphrysregis-ferdinandii, LargeBlueAlkanet, ArmenianGrapeHyacinth, Bellardia, Cornsalad, Parentucellialatifolia, Sage, ScarletPimpernel, Serapiascarica, Serapiasparviflora, Trifoliumstellatum, HairyYellowVetch, YellowBartsia, HopTrefoil

Pyramidal Orchid ( Anacamptis pyramidalis)



Narbonne Vetch (Vicia narbonensis)







Mallow-leaved Bindweed (Convolulus althaeoides)





Erodium Sp



Barbary Nut (Gynandriris sisyrinchium)



Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)



High Mallow (Malva sylvestris)



Tassel Grape Hyacinth (Muscari comosum - Leopoldia comosa)



Ornithogalum narbonense





Pistacea lentiscus



Astragalus spruneri







Purple Goat's Beard (Tragopogon hybridum)





Scrophularia lucida











Roman Nettle (Utica pilulifera)





Yellow Bartsia (Parentucella viscosa)

Tag CloudPyramidalOrchid, Mallow-leavedBindweed, BarbaryNut, HairyVetch, HighMallow, NarbonneVetch, TasselGrapeHyacinth, Ornithogalumnarbonense, Pistacealentiscus, Atragalusspruneri, PurpleGoat'sBeard, Scrophularialucida, RomanNettle, YellowBartsia

Most of the plants below were in the field pictured above.



Yellow Bartsia (Parentucellia viscosa)



Lathyrus Sp





Hairy Yellow Vetchling (Lathyrus hybrida)







Naples Garlic, Daffodil Garlic, False Garlic, Guernsey Star of Bethlehem, White Garlic, Wood garlic ( Allium neapolitanum)



Undulate Anchusa ( Anchusa undulate) + Beetle Sp







Mediterranean Buckler-Mustard (Biscutella didyma)





Purple Goatsbeard (Tragopogon hybridum)



Snail Medick, Shield Medick (Medicago scuteliata)







Hairy Flax (Linum pubescens)







Snowdrop Bush (Styrax officianalis)



Large Alkanet (Anchusa azarea)






Thorny Burnett (Sarcopoterium spinosum)

Tag CloudPurpleGoatsbeard, YellowBartsia, WhiteGarlic, Buckler-Mustard, SnailMedick