Wildflowers of Andalucia

  Asparagus albus Asparagus Esparraguera blanca Wild Asparagus is common in the area in September flowering profusely and with a lovely scen...

 Juglans regia Walnut tree Photo from Sierra de las Nieves. The walnut was originally thought to originate from Iran but some scientists bel...

Pistorinia breviflora It's very rare these days for me to find a new plant in our local areas, but perhaps I am not looking hard enough....

 Sternbergia lutea Autumn Crocus Azucena amarilla This cultivated beauty has been found in the wild in parts of Andalucía where it has natur...

 Orobanche muteli Broomrape Jopo One of the many species of Broomrape growing wild here. Fortunately as it's a parasitic plant it wasn...

  Himantoglossum robertianum Giant orchid This beautiful early orchid flowers from January to April and is a native of the Mediterranean ba...

 Glossopappus macrotus This pretty yellow daisy like flower is native to the Mediterranean and flowers from April to July. It grows from 20-...

Crepis albida This species I found at Sierra de las Nieves, it can grow 20-30cms tall and lives among rocks and stones. It is native...

Colchicum lustianum starting to flower. 1.10.2019 Crocus serotinus starting to flower too in the Serranía de Ronda

Glaucium corniculatum Blackspot horn poppy Glaucio This Horned Poppy is usually red, but the yellow was a rare find by my husban...

Ophrys lupercalis Lupercales Bee orchid This orchid was photographed in March at Montejaque, southern Spain. It is sometimes called ...

Echinops spinosissimus Spiny Globe thistle This Echinops was not found in Andalusia,  in fact it is native to eastern Europe, north ...

Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax This common plant is native to Europe, north Asia, west to China and east to Siberia. It has now be...

Legousia falcata  This is a new plant for me, found in the Grazalema area in June. I can find very little information on it. It g...

Ricinus communis Castor oil plant Ricino This attractive plant can grow as high as 5 metres tall. It was native to SE Medi...

Parentucellia latifolius    Red Bartsia Algarab í a This small plant is native to Europe, but has now been introduced to other...

Cydonia oblonga  Quince Membrillo This 2-4 metre tall shrub originated in SW Asia, Turkey and north Iran to Afghanistan, but ...

Linaria viscosa Toadflax This pretty Toadflax is endemic to the SW of Spain. It was found at El Rocio, Huelva province, on 2.4...

Ornithopus sativus ssp isthmorcarpus Common Bird's foot This pretty little plant spreads from 10-60cms along the ground on sa...

Corrigiola litoralis Strapwort A new species for me found in El Rocio,  Coto de Doñana, and it is native to Europe, the Mediterranea...