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Yellow wild flower, Corinthia, IDd by Oron and John as Alkanna orientalis

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Hilary

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Yellow wild flower, Corinthia, IDd by Oron and John as Alkanna orientalis
« on: September 18, 2011, 06:02:06 PM »
We saw this in March 2009 at Mapsos, an inland  area, which is surrounded by pine forest,  not far from Corinth.
This was growing out of a vertical rock at eye level.
Any ideas?

 
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Re: Yellow wild flower, Corinthia
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2011, 06:28:37 PM »
it might be Neatostema apulum
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Re: Yellow wild flower, Corinthia
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2011, 06:50:06 PM »
My first thoght was Alkanna lutea but i think it is not reported from Greece, its distribution is from Spain to Italy.
Therefore it might well be the similar Alkanna orientalis.

A photo of the whole plant would be helpfull for a difinitive ID.
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Re: Yellow wild flower, Corinthia
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2011, 11:37:44 PM »
Hi, yes I would at first glance say that I agree with Oron. Alkanna orientalis, which seems to have the same undulate leaf which is grey.
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Hilary

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Re: Yellow wild flower, Corinthia
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2011, 06:02:40 AM »
Oron, John and "The Cypriot"
Many thanks for the identification.
My son found a list of plants on Akrokorinthos, which is not  far from Mapsos,
Alkanna orientalis is listed but not Alkanna lutea.
I am going with A.o.

















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