Paradise creek, Sierra Nevada, CA, USA, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Larrea tridentata
Death Valley, CA, USA, April 5, 2010
It was a beautiful April afternoon when crossing the Death Valley with my friend George, we stopped at a spot to make pictures of the distant sand dunes. A few meters from the road I found however several Larea bushes, which attracted my atention much more than the dunes. For George this was strange enough to record it with his camera, and here it is one of the rare pictures of myself shooting flowers.
Lamium purpureum
First picture Sofia, Bulgaria, May 6, 2009;
second to fourth pictures Peplos and Feres, Thrace, Mars 28, 2012.
Lamium purpureum may be easily confused with Lamium amplexicaule, but only the former has stalked leaves. The last picture was taken just behind the 12th century Byzantine church of Cosmosoteira, in Feres, during a visit with my friends Yuli Z. and Kleopatra F. A must-see if you visit the area!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Forrestia mollissima
Kinabalu Mt., Borneo, August 5, 2006
Kniphofia thomsonii
Kilimanjaro Mt., Tanzania, Mars 1, 2009
Most Kniphofiae are native to Africa, Madagascar and Yemen , but they are widespread also around the Pacific Ocean . The pictures show ripe (red) and fresh (yellow) individuals. They were taken in the grassland between Madara and Horombo huts, on Kilimanjaro Mt. 3100 m . On the second picture the silhouette of the Mauenzi pick appears in the background. My friend Andreas was always kindly waiting for me to finish my photo-shooting (or was he too tired to catch-up the agile local mountain guides?) J
Ipomoea pes caprae
Chumphon, Thailand, August 16, 2010
While waiting for the bus at Chumphon with my friend Yiannis V., I walked on the beach and found an immense area of sand covered with Ipomoea plants in flower. They were at 8 m . from the sea on high tide.
Hebenstratia kilimanjari
Kilimanjaro Mt., Tanzania, Mars 1, 2009
[Any help to identify the familly to which this plant belongs will be wellcome]
Geranium molle
Corfu, Mars 13, 2012
Antikyra, February 13, 2011
Left: Acropolis North slope, Athens, April 22, 2009
Right: Corfu, Mars 13, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
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