Wenbo Chen

Cypripedium flavum, the yellow cypripedium, is a lady’s slipper orchids endemic to China. Its various habitats include montane forests, alpine meadows and shrubs, as well as alpine screes and travertine pools. #floraofchina #terrestrialorchid #cypripediumflavum #黄花杓兰

Alpine plant of China: Primula secundiflora. Western China, 3200-4800m, in wet areas of alpine meadows. #floraofchina #chinesealpineplant #primula #偏花报春 #中国高山植物

Rock cherry or creeping cherry (Prunus prostrata) of the White Mountain, Crete, 2000m. #floraofgreece #prunus #whitemountain #希腊植物 #岩樱桃

This small alpine lake is surrounded by millions of Colchicums. The question is which species this is? There are so many Colchicum species in Anatolia, and I know so little about them, shame. #floraofturkey #colchicum #土耳其植物 #秋水仙

The lesser honeywort is an annual or biennial plant in the family of Boraginacee, mainly found in southeastern Europe and Turkey, usually grows on rocky slopes. This was filmed in southern Albania. #floraofalbania #honeywort #cerintbe #boraginaceae #阿尔巴尼亚植物 ＃蜜蜡花

How Saxifraga marginata grows on the carbonate rocks in northern Albania. #floraofalbania #阿尔巴尼亚植物 #saxifraga #虎耳草

The Kurdish Cephalanthera (Cephalanthera kurdica), SW Anatolia, Turkiye. #floraofturkey #库尔德头蕊兰 #Cephalanthera #terrestrialorchid #地生兰

Snowdrop bush (Styrax officinalis). A pretty deciduous bush with fragrant flowers, native to southern Europe and the Middle East. This was in the mountains of Antalya, Turkey. #floraofturkey #Styrax #土耳其植物 #南欧安息香

Bennett's ash (#Flindersia bennettii), a #Rutaceae tree endemic to the subtropical part of eastern Australia (QLD and NSW), is one of the few tree species that choose to flower in the middle of winter. #floraofaustralia #巨盘木属 #芸香科 #Gondwanateamountain #冈瓦纳茶山

A Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata) hiding in the ancient wall of Butrint, Albania. #faunaofalbania #巴尔干绿蜥 #丽斑蜥 #ButrintNationalPark

Some of the Papaver spp. I have seen in eastern Mediterranean region (Albania, Greece and Turkey) 地中海东部地区的罂粟属植物 #Papaver #poppy #mediterranean #罂粟

This tawny #frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) lives in the forest on my way home. Usually, it sits on a branch watching me drive through, but tonight it decided to block the road. (Tawny frogmouth is an Australian nocturnal bird that hunts small animals at night.)

Turkish winter aconite (Eranthis cilicica) in northeastern Anatolia. #floraofturkey #eranthis #奇里乞亚兔葵 #土耳其植物

Convolvulus species are another group of common wildflowers found on the roadsides in the Mediterranean region. The only downside is that they need sunlight to open, so you won't see these happy flowers when the weather is not good. #convolvulus #mediterreaneanwildflower #旋花

The rockroses are among the most common wildflowers in the Mediterranean Basin. They are easy to find since they like to grow on the rocky slopes along the mountain roads. #rockrose #cistuscreticus #cistussalviifolius #cistusparviflorus #岩蔷薇 #半日花科 #Cistaceae

I really wanted to see this peony (Paeonia clusii subsp. clusii) in Crete, unfortunately, due to overgrazing and overcollecting, it is now so rare that even the locals haven't seen it in the wild for years. (This cut flower was from the garden of my hotel manager's relative.)

Two early flowering herbaceous plants in the Albanian Alps: coltsfoot (#Tussilago farfara) and white butterbur (#Petasites albus). #floraofalbania #阿尔巴尼亚植物 #asteraceae #款冬 #蜂斗菜 #coltsfoot #butterbur

Cretan mullein (Verbascum arcturus) in Imbros Gorge. It is endemic to western Crete and is a chasmophyte, i.e. it occurs in rocky environments and can grow out of vertical cliff faces. (Crete is full of deep gorges, and these gorges provide habitats for many unique plants.)