Aesculus X carnea

This red-flowered cultivar of Aesculus sp. does not attract insects to pollinate it and thus it cannot reproduce itself. It is however a widespread decorative plant in European and North American cities.
Prague - Campa, May 14, 2013

Aesculus hippocastanum

 

The yellow dot on the flower turns red once it is fertilized.

Prague - Campa, May 14, 2013 

Pararge megera

Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, July 8, 2012

Melitaea phoebe

Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, July 9, 2012

Melitaea didyma

Halka Bunar, central Bulgraria, July 5, 2012

Maniola jurtina

Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, July 5, 2012

Colias crocea

Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, June 22, 2012

Boloria selene

Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, June 22, 2012

Nymphalis c-album

The picture of this beautiful Nymphalis was taken next to the source

of Halka Bunar, central Bulgaria, July 20, 2012



Polyommatus icarus

  

Halka Bunar, June 28, 2012

Pontia daplidice

Halka Bunar, June 28, 2012

Lycaena dispar

Bratya Daskalovi, July 8, 2012

Issoria lathonia

Halka Bunar, Bratia Daskalovi, July 2012

Viola odorata

Viola odorata is a common taxa, but it is quite unusual to find it in a wild form within an urban area. Here two specimens found in Peplos and Feres. Mars 28, 2012.

Centranthus ruber

 

Aspra Spitia, April 16, 2012

Lomelosia brachiata

Antikyra, Kefali, April 17, 2012

Convolvulus siculus

  

Antikyra, Vroulia Castle, April 17, 2012

Campanula drabifolia

 

Antikyra, Koutros, April 17, 2012

The map shows diffusion of Campanula drabifolia.

The red arrow shows the location of Antikyra, Koutros.

This species is reported from the Acheloos Delta and its vicinity, Attica, SE Pelloponese and Elaphonisos, but it seems that it has a wider spread. The plants of the pictures were photographed on the location shown by the red arrow on the map.

Campanula andrewsii (?)

Antikyra, Vroulia Castle, April 17, 2012

This is a species of Campanula but I am uncertain if it belongs to the taxa "andrewsii", which is reportedly known only from Pelloponese. This plant may be easily confused with Campanula topaliana ssp. delphica, but it has no velvety grey leaves, nor red stems as is the case with all topaliana ssps.
Any advice will be wellcome!

Orchis quadripunctata

 

Orchis quadripunctata, Parnitha Mt., April 23, 2012