Serra da Arrábida, western Portugal

Scientific names of plants mentioned in the text

Common name Scientific name alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum allseed Radiola linoides annual bellflower Campanula erinus Barbary nut Gymnandriris sisyrinchium bay Laurus nobilis bug orchid Orchis coriophora bumble-bee ophrys Ophrys bombyliflora carob Ceratonia siliqua common smilax Smilax aspera conical orchid Orchis conica cork oak Quercus suber cut-leaved lavender Lavandula multifida champagne orchid Orchis morio ssp. champagneuxii dipcadi Dipcadi serotinum dull ophrys Ophrys fusca fagonia Fagonia cretica field gladiolus Gladiolus italicus French lavender Lavandula stoechas friar's cowl Arisarum vulgare fringed rue Ruta chalepensis giant orchid Barlia robertiana grape-hyacinth Muscari neglectum green heather Erica scoparia grey-leaved cistus Cistus albidus gum cistus Cistus ladanifer holly oak Quercus coccifera honeywort Cerinthe major hoop-petticoat daffodil Narcissus bulbocodium ssp. obesus Iberian milk-vetch Erophaca baetica ssp. baetica laurustinus Viburnum tinus lentisc Pistacia lentiscus Lusitanian oak Quercus faginea ssp. broteroi Malling toadflax Chaenorhinum origanifolium mallow-leaved bindweed Convolvulus althaeoides man orchid Aceras anthropophorum Mediterranean buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus Mediterranean selaginella Selaginella denticulata mirror ophrys Ophrys speculum Montpellier maple Acer monspessulanum myrtle Myrtus communis naked man orchid Orchis italica narrow-leaved cistus Cistus monspeliensis palmate anemone Anemone palmata Phoenician juniper Juniperus phoenicea pink butterfly orchid Orchis papilionacea rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis rosy garlic Allium roseum sad stock Matthiola fruticulosa sage-leaved cistus Cistus salviifolius sawfly ophrys Ophrys tenthredinifera sea mallow Lavatera maritima sea squill Drimia maritima shrubby hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum shrubby scorpion-vetch Coronilla glauca small blue convolvulus Convolvulus siculus southern polypody Polypodium cambricum Spanish bluebell Hyacinthoides hispanica Spanish iris Iris xiphium strawberry-tree Arbutus unedo sweet Alison Lobularia maritima tongue orchid Serapias lingua tree heath Erica arborea two-leaved gennaria Gennaria diphylla violet limodore Limodorum abortivum western holm oak Quercus ilexssp. ballota western peony Paeonia broteri wild gladiolus Gladiolus illyricus wild jasmine Jasminum fruticans wild madder Rubia peregrina wild olive Olea europaeavar. sylvestris wild tulip Tulipa sylvestrisssp. australis woodcock ophrys Ophrys scolopax yellow centaury Cicendia filiformis yellow ophrys Ophrys lutea

French Lavender Lavandula stoechas © Teresa Farino Ornithogalum orthophyllum © Teresa Farino

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