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Hellenic Botanical Society

Tulipa orphanidea Heldr. photo by Katerina Goula
The Hellenic Botanical Society (HBS) was established as a scientific association in 1980. Its main objectives are the advancement of all sectors of botanical science and botanical research in Greece, the promotion of its achievements as well as the protection of the Greek flora. The logo of the Society depicts the head of Theophrastus (371-286 BC), ancient Greek philosopher and founder of Botany. Read more
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Greek Flora Photo Gallery

Limonium cornarianum Kypriot. & R. Artelari (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Lutzia cretica (L.) Greuter & Burdet (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Medicago arborea L. subsp. strasseri (Greuter, Matthäs & Risse) Sobr.-Vest. & Ceresuela (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Silene integripetala Bory & Chaub. subsp. greuteri (Phitos) Akeroyd (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Solenopsis minuta (L.) C. Presl subsp. annua Greuter, Matthäs & Risse (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Verbascum arcturus L. (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Viola scorpiuroides Coss. (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Woodwardia radicans (L.) Sm. (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Lilium chalcedonicum L. (Sotiris Alexiou)
Achillea maritima (L.) Ehrend. & Y. P. Guo (Ioannis Bazos)
Paeonia clusii Stern (Ioannis Bazos)
Rhododendron luteum Sweet (Ioannis Bazos)
Stachys palustris L. (Ioannis Bazos)
Tetraena alba (L. F.) Beier & Thulin (Ioannis Bazos)
Ajuga piskoi Degen & Bald. (Katerina Goula)
Αλπικό λιβάδι με (Alpine meadow with ) Lilium albanicum (Katerina Goula)
Alyssum lesbiacum (P. Candargy) Rech. f. (Katerina Goula)
Arenaria leucadia Phitos & Strid. (Katerina Goula)
Centaurea chrysocephala Phitos & T. Georgiadis. (Katerina Goula)
Convolvulus boissieri Steud. subsp. parnassicus (Boiss. & Orph.) Kuzmanov. (Katerina Goula)
Crocus biflorus Mill. subsp. nubigena (Herb.) B. Mathew. (Katerina Goula)
Crocus cvijikii Košanin. (Katerina Goula)
Crocus robertianus C.D. Brickell. (Katerina Goula)
Cyclamen persicum Mill. (Katerina Goula)
Dianthus haematocalyx Boiss. & Heldr. subsp. ventricosus Maire & Petitm. (Katerina Goula)
Epipogium aphyllum Sw. (Katerina Goula)
Χωράφι με (Field with) Tulipa agenensis (Katerina Goula)
Fritillaria drenovskii Degen & Stoj. (Katerina Goula)
Fritillaria obliqua Ker-Grawl. (Katerina Goula)
Fritillaria thessala (Boiss.) Kamari subsp. ionica (Halácsy) Kamari. (Katerina Goula)
Gentiana cruciata L. (Katerina Goula)
Himantoglossum comperianum (Steven) P. Delforge. (Katerina Goula)
Iris orientalis Mill. (Katerina Goula)
Jankea heldreichii (Boiss.) Boiss. (Katerina Goula)
Lilium albanicum Griseb. (Katerina Goula)
Lilium martagon L. (Katerina Goula)
Narcissus poeticus L. (Katerina Goula)
Narthecium scardicum Košanin. (Katerina Goula)
Omphalodes luciliae Boiss. (Katerina Goula)
Onobrychis aliacmonia Rech. f. (Katerina Goula)
Ophrys insectifera L. (Katerina Goula)
Pedicularis olympica Boiss. (Katerina Goula)
Potentilla speciosa Willd. (Katerina Goula)
Ramonda nathaliae Pančić & Petrović. (Katerina Goula)
Ranunculus cacuminis Strid & Papan. (Katerina Goula)
Rhododendron luteum Sweet. (Katerina Goula)
Saxifraga paniculata Mill. (Katerina Goula)
Viscaria asterias (Griseb.) Frajman. (Katerina Goula)
Thymus hartvigii R. Morales subsp. hartvigii. (Katerina Goula)
Tulipa orphanidea Boiss. ex Heldr. (Katerina Goula)
Tulipa undulatifolia Boiss. (Katerina Goula)
Viola delphinantha Boiss. (Katerina Goula)
Viola doerfleri Degen. (Katerina Goula)
Centaurea lancifolia Spreng. (Katerina Koutsovoulou)
Centaurea baldaccii Bald. (Katerina Koutsovoulou)
Myosotis solange Greuter & Zaffran (Katerina Koutsovoulou)
Nepeta sphaciotica P.H. Davis (Katerina Koutsovoulou)
Ranunculus radinotrichus Greuter & Strid (Katerina Koutsovoulou)
Campanula spatulata Sm. subsp. filicaulis (Halácsy) Phitos (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Colchicum macrophyllum B.L. Burtt (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Crepis sibthorpiana Boiss. & Heldr. (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Ebenus cretica L. (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Horstrissea dolinicola Greuter, P. Gerstberger & B. Egli (Mediterranean Plant Conservation Unit of MAICh)
Campanula celsii A. DC. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Centaurea pseudocadmea Wagenitz. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Colchicum cupanii Guss. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Convolvulus oleifolius Desr. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Crocus laevigatus Bory & Chaub. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Dianthus tymphresteus (Boiss. & Spruner) Boiss. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Dianthus myrtinervius Griseb. subsp. caespitosus Strid & Papan. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Eryngium maritimum L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Euphorbia paralias L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Fritillaria euboeica Rix. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Fritillaria obliqua Ker-Gawl. subsp. tuntasia (Halácsy) Kamari (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Gentiana lutea L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Lilium candidum L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Lilium chalcedonicum L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Lomelosia argentea (L.) Greuter & Burdet (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Clinopodium taygeteum (P.H. Davis) Bräuchler (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Onosma graeca Boiss. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Onosma stridii Teppner. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Pancratium maritimum L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Silene sartorii Boiss. & Heldr. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Sternbergia lutea (L.) Ker-Gawl. ex Spreng. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Teucrium montanum L. subsp. helianthemoides (Adamović) Baden. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Tulipa goulimyi Sealy & Turrill. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Tulipa undilatifolia Boiss. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Verbena supina L. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Veronica oetaea Gustavsson (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Crocus fleischeri J. Gay (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus biflorus Mill. subsp. nubigena (Herb.) B. Mathew (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus chrysanthus (Herb.) Herb. (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus goulimyi Turrill (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus hadriaticus Herb. (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus nivalis Bory & Chaub. (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus oreocreticus B.L. Burtt (Evangelia Skourti)
Crocus veluchensis Herb. (Evangelia Skourti)
Anchusa undulata L. subsp. sartorii (Guşul) Selvi & Bigazzi. (Ioannis Th. Gavalas)
Anchusa undulata L. subsp. sartorii (Guşul) Selvi & Bigazzi. (Ioannis Th. Gavalas)
Anchusa undulata L. subsp. sartorii (Guşul) Selvi & Bigazzi. (Ioannis Th. Gavalas)
Anchusa undulata L. subsp. sartorii (Guşul) Selvi & Bigazzi. (Ioannis Th. Gavalas)
Aristolochia cretica Lam. (Ioannis Bazos)
Arum dioscoridis Sm. (Ioannis Bazos)
Asyneuma giganteum (Boiss.) Bornm. (Ioannis Bazos)
Campanula carpatha Halácsy (Ioannis Bazos)
Campanula lyrata Lam. (Ioannis Bazos)
Castanea sativa Mill. (Ioannis Bazos)
Centaurea aegialophila Wagenitz (Ioannis Bazos)
Crithmum maritimum L. (Ioannis Bazos)
Cyclamen hederifolium Sol. ex Aiton (Ioannis Bazos)
Cymbalaria microcalyx (Boiss.) Wettst. subsp. dodekanese Greuter (Ioannis Bazos)
Leontice leontopetalum L. (Ioannis Bazos)
Limodorum abortivum (L.) Sw. (Ioannis Bazos)
Leontice leontopetalum L. subsp. leontopetalum (Aris Zografidis)
Lomelosia hymettia (Boiss. & Spruner) Greuter & Burdet (Aris Zografidis)
Muscari pulchellum Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss. subsp. pulchellum (Aris Zografidis)
Nepeta argolica Bory & Chaub. subsp. argolica (Aris Zografidis)
Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf. subsp. ferrum-equinum (Aris Zografidis)
Silene apetala Willd. (Aris Zografidis)
Silene gallica L. (Aris Zografidis)
Silene pentelica Boiss. (Aris Zografidis)
Styrax officinalis L. (Aris Zografidis)
Trigonella cariensis Boiss. (Aris Zografidis)
Verbascum boissieri (Boiss.) Kuntze. (Aris Zografidis)
Verbascum delphicum Boiss. & Heldr. (Aris Zografidis)
Verbascum pentelicum Murb. (Aris Zografidis)
Verbascum pentelicum Murb. (Aris Zografidis)
Viola hymettia Boiss. & Heldr. (Aris Zografidis)
Μικτό δάσος (Mixed forest of) Abies alba και (and) Fagus orientalis (Costas Thanos)
Αρτίβλαστα (seedlings) Abies alba (Costas Thanos)
Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Costas Thanos)
Pinus halepenis Mill. (Costas Thanos)
Pinus brutia Ten. (Costas Thanos)
Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L. (Costas Thanos)
Αρτίβλαστα (seedlings) Crithmum maritimum (Costas Thanos)
Φρύγανα - Ελαφόνησος (Phrygana – Elafonisos) (Costas Thanos)
Abies borisii-regis Mattf. (Costas Thanos)
Euphorbia dendroides L. (Costas Thanos)
Juniperus macrocarpa Sm. (Costas Thanos)
Juniperus macrocarpa Sm. (Costas Thanos)
Pistacia lentiscus L. (Costas Thanos)
Φοινικόδασος Πρέβελης (Palm beach of Preveli) (Costas Thanos)
Quercus ilex L. (Costas Thanos)
Quercus coccifera L. (Costas Thanos)
Pistacia lentiscus L. (Costas Thanos)
Pancratium maritimum L. (Costas Thanos)
Abies cephalonica Loudon (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Abies cephalonica Loudon (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Arbutus unedo L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Μικτό δάσος (Mixed forest of) Castanea sativa και (and) Abies cephalonica (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Cercis siliquastrum L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Cotinus coggygria Scop. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Erica arborea L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Fagus sylvatica L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Fagus sylvatica L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Fagus sylvatica L. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Juniperus drupaceae Labill. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Pinus brutia Ten. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Pinus halepensis Mill. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Quercus frainetto Ten. (Evangelia Daskalakou)
Acantholimon graecum F.K. Mey. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Allium phthioticum Boiss. & Heldr. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Alyssum tenium Halácsy. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Anacaptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Anemone pavonina Lam. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Campanula drabifolia Sm. (Erotokritos Kalogeropoulos)
Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (A. Alvanoudi)
Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (A. Alvanoudi)
Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (A. Alvanoudi)
Haberlea rhodopensis Friv. (A. Alvanoudi)
Aethionema retsina Phitos & Snogerup (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Galanthus ikariae Baker (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Galanthus ikariae Baker (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Helichrysum heldreichii Boiss. (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Onosma kaheirei Teppner (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Paeonia parnassica Tzanoud. (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Scorzonera scyria M.A. Gust & Snogerup (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Scorzonera scyria M.A. Gust & Snogerup (Apostolis Kaltsis)
Allium hirtovaginatum Kunth. (Aris Zografidis)
Allium hymettium Boiss. & Heldr. (Aris Zografidis)
Carduus euboicus Franco. (Aris Zografidis)
Carduus euboicus Franco. (Aris Zografidis)
Carduus euboicus Franco. (Aris Zografidis)
Centaurea hymettia Kit Tan, Zografidis & Bancheva. (Aris Zografidis)
Centaurea hymettia Kit Tan, Zografidis & Bancheva. (Aris Zografidis)
Centaurea hymettia Kit Tan, Zografidis & Bancheva. (Aris Zografidis)
Centaurea hymettia Kit Tan, Zografidis & Bancheva. (Aris Zografidis)
Consolida tenuissima (Sm.) Soó. (Aris Zografidis)
Crocus flavus Weston subsp. atticus Kit Tan, Zografidis & Mermygkas. (Aris Zografidis)
Crocus flavus Weston subsp. atticus Kit Tan, Zografidis & Mermygkas. (Aris Zografidis)
Crocus flavus Weston subsp. atticus Kit Tan, Zografidis & Mermygkas. (Aris Zografidis)
Dianthus diffusus Sm. (Aris Zografidis)
Dianthus diffusus Sm. (Aris Zografidis)
Ebenus sibthorpii DC. (Aris Zografidis)
Ebenus sibthorpii DC. (Aris Zografidis)
Ebenus sibthorpii DC. (Aris Zografidis)
Echinops graecus Mill. (Aris Zografidis)
Echinops graecus Mill. (Aris Zografidis)
Echium plantagineum L. (Aris Zografidis)
Euphorbia characias L. (Aris Zografidis)
Frankenia hirsuta L. (Aris Zografidis)
Fritillaria rhodocanakis Orph. ex Baker subsp. rhodocanakis (Aris Zografidis)
Glaucium flavum Crantz (Aris Zografidis)
Iris attica Boiss. & Heldr. (Aris Zografidis)
Lactuca tuberosa Jacq. (Aris Zografidis)

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