Let's move further east with our tiny #pansy species - #Viola ermenekensis from SE #Türkiye . It's a relatively new species described in 2002.

Another tiny #pansy - #Viola heldreichiana from #Aegean islands in #Greece and #Türkiye .

Michal Hroneš Here’s a contender for 2nd smallest, Viola parvula, from the Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain.

#Viola nana, probably the smallest European #violet species native to Isle of Scilly and Atlantic coast of France.

Balanophora papuana Schltr. Note the short inflorescences (key character I've been told!). From the Mokwam area, Arfak Mountains, West Papua. Intriguing group of parasitic plants.

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#Muscari comosum is another common (sub)Mediterranean #geophyte . However, its white form made me happy today.
#Sicily #Asparagaceae #iambotanist

Today, we were extremely lucky to spot both species of Cytinaceae in #Sicily , Cytinus ruber and C. hypocystis. These #holoparasites grow on diverse Cistus species.

I have finally reached 1000 observations on iNaturalist My 1000th observation was unexpectedly not a geophyte and even not monocot😱😁

Despite rainy weather, we spotted another beautiful #geophyte from #Sicily today. #Paeonia mascula subsp. russoi, an endemic subspecies of Sicily and SW Apennines.

#Loncomelos narbonense, a common #geophyte accros the Mediterranean, usually found in fields and dry places.

#Muscari gussonei. This small beautiful yellow #geophyte is endemic to the south coast of #Sicily .

Aaand another #orchid paper published. We report first find of #mycoheterotrophic #Gastrodia for flora of Brunei Darussalam🇧🇳

#Gagea villosa, G. bohemica subsp. bohemica, G. bohemica subsp. saxatilis and G. lutea on beautiful photos by voy_tuh

#Gagea minima, G. pratensis, G. pusilla and G. transversalis🔆

Viola canescens Wall.
Himalayan White Violet

Another early spring flowering #Viola sp. from temperate Himalayas aka #Banafsha /बनफ़्शा and is used in traditional folk & #ayurveda medicine system.

#flora #Viola ceae #pansy #spring #iambotanist #taxonomy #flowersofIndia #Himalayas

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