C. graecum
         H. cyclophyllus
         Delphinium sp.
         M. sylvestris
         Althaea sp.
         C. incanus
         C. salviifolius
         E. hispanica
         Viola sp.
         E. elaterium

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Unless otherwise noted, all pictures on this site were taken in Pelion, Greece, shown on the map below.

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Larkspur

Delphinium sp.

This beautiful purplish-blue Delphinium, with its unique spur, is only about 10 mm (1/8 in) long. It was found growing in an olive grove, halfway between Horto and Argalasti. Although its is not very common, it is quite abundant locally.

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Fact Sheet

Type of plant
Annual or  perennial. Unsure, really...

Flowering Season
August, perhaps other months

Known Hazards
N/A

Known Uses
N/A

Habitat
Olive groves, stream banks; probably elsewhere.

Distribution
N/A


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Taxonomy


Kingdom: Plantae (Plants); Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (Vascular plants); Superdivision: Spermatophyta (Seed plants); Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants); Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons); Subclass: Magnoliidae; Order: Ranunculales; Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family); Genus: Delphinium; Species: N/A

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to P. Vigneron, from France, for helping me identify the genus.

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