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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Ina on January 18, 2012, 11:26:25 AM

Title: Campanula in Samothrace IDd by Oron as Campanula samothracica
Post by: Ina on January 18, 2012, 11:26:25 AM

Hi everyone!!

I am new to this so please be patient with my ignorance. Last September I visited the island of Samothrace and we found this beautiful flower, that we thought it was a Campanula species. When I was trying letter to identify it I couldn't recognise it. We saw It at 1.600m at a very isolated place living in a crack in the rocks. It was the only plant we saw there. Here are the pictures.

Title: Re: Campanula (?) in Samothrace
Post by: Ina on January 18, 2012, 11:27:18 AM

and here is the next one

Title: Re: Campanula (?) in Samothrace
Post by: pamela on January 18, 2012, 07:46:59 PM

Hello Ina!
What a beautiful thing!  Its quite wonderful when you come across such gems in the Mediterranean (Aegean!).  It does look like Campanula but I am not an expert.........

Title: Re: Campanula (?) in Samothrace
Post by: Ina on January 18, 2012, 09:20:11 PM

It was trully astonishing!!It was a nice suprise to find it there since it was really dry and rocky. I think it was the only spot with any soil in a big distance!!the way it was growing was really breathtaking! I hope that some expert will be able to help me!

Title: Re: Campanula (?) in Samothrace
Post by: oron peri on January 21, 2012, 08:02:11 AM

Hello Ina,

Sorry for the late answer, just came back from Cyprus.

I think your plant may well be Campanula samothracica, not much details can be seen from your photo but the nerrow bracts are a good sign.
It's synonym is Symphyandra cretica var. samothracica and S. samothracica.
 

Title: Re: Campanula in Samothrace IDd by Oron as Campanula samothracica
Post by: Ina on January 21, 2012, 03:22:40 PM

thank you Oron,

you made my day!!!
I also thought it could be C. sampthracica but the only picture that I found on the net wasn't very helpfull... It looked more hairy there than mine but on the other hand mine was growing under "harsh" conditions...