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(Un)Known Wild Flowers... Thanks Harry

Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by Panos Kazanelis, Mar 27, 2005.

  1. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

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    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    It seems that I have the same query with Virginia... :?

    original.

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    Panos Kazanelis, Mar 27, 2005
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  2. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

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    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Ain't spring grand. Your flowers are pretty as well Panos.
     
    greyflash, Mar 27, 2005
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  3. PhotoDawg

    PhotoDawg

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    Jan 25, 2005
    Huntsville, Alabama
    Way to go Panos!! Spring is here!! :) :) :) :)
     
    PhotoDawg, Mar 27, 2005
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  4. Harry S.

    Harry S.

    3,624
    Mar 20, 2005
    Vienna, AUSTRIA
    Hi Panos!

    Nice pic.

    For a biologist this is not so "unknown", a specialized botanist might even tell the species.

    All I can contribute is that this plant belongs to the genus Ornithogalum. There are countless species all over the world, many of them difficult to identify. One of the more wide-spread English common names is "Star-of-Bethlehem", in German language we simply call it "Milk-Star" (literal translation).

    Don't try to taste it, parts of the plant are quite poisonous.

    Cheers
     
    Harry S., Mar 28, 2005
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  5. Panos Kazanelis

    Panos Kazanelis

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    Feb 22, 2005
    Athens Greece
    Thanks all for your kind words, and thanks Harry for the "classroom" :D
    It is really hard for me to ID all kinds of plants and flowers, OK and birds... 8)
     
    Panos Kazanelis, Mar 28, 2005
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  6. Bob the Spiderman

    Bob the Spiderman

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    Feb 9, 2005
    Penryn Cornwall England
    They are

    as Harry S. says, Orthnithogalum umbellatum. The Star of Bethlehem. Europe has three species of Orthnithogalum, and this is the most common.
    You are on a island that is famed for its flora, even more so than Crete, and that is spectacular to put it mildly. Go into the Troodos Mountains and see just what I mean.

    BW. Bob F.
     
    Bob the Spiderman, Mar 28, 2005
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  7. beaucamera

    beaucamera

    5,963
    Mar 11, 2005
    SF Bay Area, California
    The joys of "Orthnithogalum Unbellatum"!

    Panos, these flowers we both now know, are called "orthnithogalum umbellatum" or "Star of Bethlehem". Thank you Harry S! This year's crop, there are a lot of them here in my yard here in Calofornia, is stellar!

    Enjoyed your photos!

    Virginia
    aka beaucamera!
     
    beaucamera, Mar 28, 2005
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