| The plain of Gious Kámbos is renowned for its orchids, so in 2017 I already went there. Actually, in 2017 we visited this plain twice, because the first day was more or less spoiled by rainfall. This year, after a short first visit on 4 April we planned the final day of my stay in Crete to go back, to show some friends the richness of orchids. Was it fate that the only day with rainfall during my stay was on exactly this day? But while last year rainfall was continuous, now rain fell in showers with in between some sunny spells. This allowed for some rather dramatic landscape photography. |
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| Platanus orientalis |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Nederlands | : | Oosterse plataan |
| English | : | Oriental Plane |
| Deutsch | : | Asiatische Platane |
| Français | : | Platane d'Orient |
| Italiano | : | platano d'Oriente, platano orientale |
| Español | : | plátano de Levante, plátano de Oriente |
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| Anacamptis boryi |
| Authority | : | (Rchb.f.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase |
| Synonyms | : | Orchis boryi Rchb.f. |
| Nederlands | : | Kretenser orchis |
| English | : | Bory's orchid |
| Français | : | orchis de Bory, orchis de Crète |
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| Sparaxis bulbifera |
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| An escaped exotic species from South Africa. | ||
| Lupinus albus |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| English | : | White Lupin |
| Deutsch | : | Weisse Lupine |
| Français | : | Lupin blanc |
| Italiano | : | lupino bianco, lupino egiziano |
| Español | : | altramuz, altramuz blanco, chochos, lupino blanco |
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| Neotinea tridentata |
| Authority | : | (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 |
| Synonyms | : | Orchis tridentata Scop. 1772 |
| Nederlands | : | drietandorchis |
| English | : | toothed orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Dreizahnkeuschständel, dreizähniges Knabenkraut |
| Français | : | orchis dentelé. orchis à trois dents |
| Italiano | : | orchide screziata |
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| Agrostemma githago |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Nederlands | : | bolderik |
| English | : | common corn cockle, corn campion |
| Deutsch | : | Kornrade |
| Norsk | : | klinte |
| Svenska | : | klätt |
| Français | : | lychnis nielle, nielle des blés, nielle des champs |
| Italiano | : | agrostema, gettaione, gittaione comune, gittaione maggiore |
| Español | : | candelaria, clavel de asno, claveles lanudos, clavelinas de chasco, clavellina, clavel negro, coronaria purpúrea, esturbión, guantes de reina, hierba de git, hierba gineta, hierba mala del trigo, hierba negrera, negreyó, negrilla, negrillón, neguilla de los prados, neguilla de sembrados, neguilla espuria, neguilla falsa, neguillón, neguillón de los trigos, niella, ojo de Cristo, rosa de Grecia, veludillos, zizaña de flor |
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| Ophrys fusca |
| Authority | : | Link, 1800 |
| Nederlands | : | Bruine spiegelorchis, Bruine ophrys |
| English | : | Brown bee orchid, Sombre bee orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Dunkle Ragwurz, Rotbraune Ragwurz |
| Français | : | Ophrys brun |
| Italiano | : | moscaria giallognola, ofride scura |
| Español | : | abejera oscura, abejita, flor de la abeja, monjitas, mosca fusca, moscardo fusco |
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| Ophrys fuciflora |
| Authority | : | (F.W.Schmidt) Moench, 1802 |
| Synonyms | : | Arachnites fuciflorus F.W.Schmidt, 1793 Ophrys holoserica auct. mult. |
| Nederlands | : | Hommelorchis |
| English | : | Late Spider-orchid |
| Deutsch | : | Gewöhnliche Hummelragwurz |
| Français | : | Ophrys bourdon, Ophrys frelon |
| Italiano | : | ofride dei fuchi, ofride fior di bombo, vesparia crestata |
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Parentucellia latifolia |
| Authority | : | (L.) Caruel, 1885 |
| Synonyms | : | Euphrasia latifolia Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Italiano | : | perlina rossiccia |
| Español | : | algaravía, algaravía de hoja ancha, bellardia |
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Anemone hortensis |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Italiano | : | anemone fior-stella |
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Orchi quadripunctata |
| Authority | : | Cirillo ex Ten., 1813 |
| English | : | four-spotted orchis |
| Deutsch | : | Vierpunkt-Knabenkraut |
| Italiano | : | orchide a quattro punti |
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