SPRING ON THE CARMEL
Hiking on Mont Carmel in spring – in fact from February onwards until the hot summer temperatures set in – is discovering beautiful flowers in almost every corner of the forests, meadows, sandy or rocky spots. Here is a small selection of snapshots taken on the fly that only give a glimpse of the biodiversity you (still) can find there.
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Ricotia lunaria (Brassicaceae)
Ein Ovadya, Haifa, Israel | February 2022
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Romulea phoenicia (Iridaceae)
Ein Ovadya, Haifa, Israel | February 2022
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Anagyris foetida (Papilionaceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | February 2022
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Echium judaeum (Boraginaceae)
Ramat Golda, Haifa, Carmel, Israel | March 2018
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Mandragora autumnalis (Solanaceae)
Giv'at HaHagana, Haifa, Israel | February 2022
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Linum pubescens (Linaceae)
Nahal Amiram, Haifa | April 2022
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Narcissus tazetta (Amaryllidaceae)
Ein Ovadya, Haifa, Israel | February 2022
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Clematis cirrhosa Ranunculaceae
Yagur (יָגוּר), Israel | February 2022
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Clematis cirrhosa Ranunculaceae
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | February 2022
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Cercis siliquastrum (Caesalpiniaceae)
Yagur (יָגוּר), Israel | February 2022
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Cystus salviifolius (Cistaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Senecio vernalis (Asteraceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | March 2022
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Crupina crupinastrum (Compositae, Asteraceae)
Nahal Amiram, Haifa | April 2022
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Centaurea cyanoides (Compositae/Asteraceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Centaurea cyanoides (Compositae/Asteraceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Trifolium clypeatum (Papilionaceae/Fabaceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | March 2022
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Trifolium clypeatum (Papilionaceae/Fabaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Tulipa agenensis (Liliaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Tulipa agenensis (Liliaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Lupinus pilosus (Fabaceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | March 2022
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Dianthus tripunctatus (Caryophyllaceae)
Nahal Oren | April 2010
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Ajuga chamaepitys (Lamiaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Orchis tridentata (Orchidaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Berries of Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | March 2022
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Scabiosa prolifera (Dipsacaceae)
Ramat Golda, Carmel, Haifa, Israel | March 2018
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Euphorbia helioscopia (Euphorbiaceae)
Kerem Maharal (כֶּרֶם מַהֲרַ"ל), Israel | February 2022
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Catkins, male inflorescence of Quercus calliprinos or Palestine oak (Fagaceae)
Nahal Amiram, Haifa | April 2022
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Euphorbia dendroides (Euphorbiaceae)
Wadi Siah, Haifa, Israel | February 2022
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Euphorbia dendroides (Euphorbiaceae)
Wadi Siah, Haifa, Israel | February 2022