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Anemone pavonina
Short to medium hairy perennial. Basal leave palmately-lobed, the lobes oval to lanceolate, toothed; stem leaves bract-like, unlobed or 3-lobed at apex. Flowers scarlet, pink or purple, often with a white or yellowish central zone, 30-60 mm, opening widely; 'petals' 7-12, oval, anthers bluish-black. (Blamey, M., & Grey-Wilson, C. (2008). Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean).
Spotted in a glade of Seih-Sou, the suburban forest of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Greek names: Ανεμώνη η ταώνιος, Ανεμώνη η λάμπουσα.
Spotted on Mar 2, 2015
Submitted on Mar 7, 2015
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