CSE Sites in the Peloponnessos & Saronic Islands, Greece. 1993

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Saronic Islands

93/01

Poros - south of Poseidon's Temple. 200m
Light woodland of Quercus coccifera and Pinus brutia, with Cyclamen hederifolium and C. graecum. Aspect generally southerly, though no slope. Soil: Limestone in terra rossa. Collected plant 93001 found gowing in open conditions in road hard shoulder.

93/03

Poros. 10m
East facing bank of south facing valley. 70% shade Slope 1:1. Soil: Loamy terra rossa Thin scrub under Pinus. Pinus canopy to 15m over 50% of floor cover with dead pine needles.
Growing with: Pinus brutia, Pistachio lentiscus, Cistus salvifolius, Erica arborea, Quercus coccifera, etc. Probably poor conditions for C. graecum, due to low light levels. Leaves mostly few even for large tuber. Plants common but thinly spread.

93/23

Hydra. Above main town of Hydra. 200m
Dry partly exposed soil. 0% shade. North facing slope of 1:3. Soil: Terra rossa.
Growing with: grasses, Papaver, Fritillaria rhodokinakis, Ophrys sp. Orchis sp. Viccia, Convolvulus altheiodes

Peloponnessos

93/02

Near Astros: Between Ag. Andreas and Ag. Pandeleimon, both sides of road. 200m
Slope 45 degrees facing North-northwest. 50% shade Soil: Terra rossa over 600mm deep where recently exposed. Lower down, 50% mix with loose limestone rocks. Dense scrub with open patches of grass below terracing, also on recent terrace along the outer edge of disturbed material. Plants larger leaved and taller flowered in shaded positions. Lower and more compact in the open, but just as many leaves and flowers. Soil still moist very near surface.
Growing with Quercus coccifera, Anenome pavonina, Anenome blanda, Orchis quadripunctata, Fritillaria graeca, Selaginella, Geranium robertianum, Muscari Pistachio, Acer, Rubia, Callicotome, Cistus

93/04

West of Astros. Forest road above Prastos. 1400m
North facing 1:3 slope. Open Abies & Pine forest. 50% shade. Shallow terra rossa on limestone substrate, in depressions a build up of needle leaf litter. Harsh growing conditions - covered by snow all winter (snow still lying nearby.
Growing with: Abies, Prunus, Digitalis ambigua, Ribes grosularia, Pteridium aquilinum, Anenome blanda, Iris unguicularis, Rubus fruticosus, grass

93/05

West of Astros. Above Prastos, as site 93/04 but lower altitude. 1100m
Open Abies and Pinus forest, slope 1:2 facing East 30% shade. Terra rossa to maximum depth of 300mm 50% top mix with stones. Substrate limestone.
Growing with: Abies, Juniperus, Euphorbia rigida, Convolvulus altheoides, Onosma, grasses, Phlomis fruticosa etc.

93/06

West of Astros. Above Prastos, at lower altitude than sites 93/04 & 93/05. 50m lower than site 93/05. 1050m
Open Abies and Pinus forest. Shade 60%. North facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Terra rossa over limestone. Companion plants as site 93/05

93/07

West of Astros, above Prastos, adjacent to monastery. 550m
North facing slope of 1:1. Shade 70%. Dense low scrub. Soil: Good loam over terra rossa. Very sheltered.
Growing with: Platinus orientalis, Acer sempervirens, Quercus, Ilex, Rubus fruticosus Hedera helix, Quercus coccifera, Thymus sp., Geranium robertianum, Bellis perennis, grasses

93/09

Near Leonidi. To the north of Tirou, where the road cuts away from the coast . Plants on both sides of the road. 25m
North facing slope of 1:1, down to 0 at edges of field. 70-90% shade. Soil terra rossa, probably very deep. Dense scrub and trees at base of slope and at edge of cultivated land. Scrub and tree only about 15m at deepest then slope, normal maquee.
Growing with: Styrax officianalis, Acer monspelliensis, Juniperus, Myrtus, Pistachio lentiscus, Anenome pavonina, grasses, Cistus, Rubia etc.
Good, very well protected plants. Possibly received some fertilizer against very edge of field. Plants distributed only along the very edge and canopy cover. None at all on slope above in Phrygana. 5% of leaves with iridescent sheen. After about 300m, C. repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum forma vividum seems to disappear and C. hederifolium starts.

93/10

On road from Tirou to Leonides. 100m
Roadside verge, overhung gulley. North facing 1:1 slope. 60% shade. Soil: Friable loam over limestone in good moist roadside gulley.
Growing with: Quercus, Muscari neglectum, Anenome coronaria, Euphorbia characis, Phlomis fruticosa, Ornithogalum sp., Onosma, Oxalis praes-capria, grasses

93/12

Road from Leonidi to Vaskina. 525m
Low, heavily grazed scrub. 0-25% shade. North facing 1:2 slope. Soil: Terra rossa over limestone, clay-like at base of topsoil. Many large rocks at surface. Exposed and often windy.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, Calicotome villosa, Daboecia cantabrica, Globularia, Ophrys quadripunctata, Phlomis fruticosa, Fritillaria graeca, grasses, Crocus cancellatus.
Cyclamen doing well despite grazing, with plenty of young plants.

93/13

Road from Paleohori to Platanaki, near Leonidi. 850m.
Quercus scrub with intermittent Abies on rocky open hillside. Shade 50%. Northeast facing slope of 1:2. Soil: Terra rossa over limestone.
Growing with: Erica, Juniperus, Euphorbia rigida, Iris unguicularis, Anenome blanda, grasses, Quercus coccifera, Cistus, Vinca, Acer monspelliensis, Phlomis fruticosa, Abies.

93/14

Road from Leonidi to Geraki, north of Kosmas. 1050m
Open Abies forest with some scrub. North facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Woodland loam/terra rossa. Well sheltered site. Shade 60%.
Growing with: Abies, Juniperus, Euphorbia rigida, Phlomis fruticosa, Cardamine, Quercus coccifera, Acer monspelliensis, Stachys.

93/15

Kosmas - Sparta road, Sparta just in view. 500m
Phrygana maquee on slope above dry river bed. 0-25% shade. North-northeast facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Fairly shallow terra rossa.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, Euphorbia rigida, Acer, Stachys, grasses.
Probably extra dry in summer. C. repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum f. vividum fairly well tucked away in good soil pockets.

93/16

Part way between Lagio, and the Githio-Skala road. 200m
Burnt off scrub. Had been very dense - burnt off to 0% shade. North-northwest facing 1:1 slope. Soil: Clay loam.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, Arbutus unedo, Lonicera, Colchicum sp, Ophrys lutea, Gagea graeca

93/17

Road from Ag. Dimitrios, to the junction with the road to Kremasti (East of Geraki). 400m
Phrygana heavily grazed by goats. 20% shade. East facing slope of 1:3. Soil: Terra rossa in rock pockets over limestone.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, grasses, Cistus, Crepis, Lotus, Ranunculus, Globularia, Anenome blanda, Euphorbia rigida, Muscari neglectum, Orchis, Ornithogalum umbellatum.

93/18

On road from Kremasti to Lambokambos. (East of Geraki). 875m
Mainly mixed Arbutus scrub around 1m high. 40% shade. North facing slope of 1:5. Soil: Thin terra rossa over limestone. Average growing conditions. Good protection given by number of evergreens, but site quite open.
Growing with: Arbutus ardrachie, Quercus coccifera Cotinus coggygria, Helianthemum sp., Euphorbia rigida, grasses. Further down road, C. repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum f. vividum was growing on opposite (south facing) slope. Habitat and companion plants much the same.

93/19

West of Ag. Petros. Southeast of Tripoli. 900m
Deciduous woodland valley with running stream. Canopy at about 10m. Shade 50-60% North facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Deep woodland loam with deep leaf litter.
Growing with: Platanus orientalis, Populus sp., Euphorbia rigida, Aroids, Hermodactylus, Anenome blanda, Hedera helix, grasses, sedges, ferns, Urtica dioica, Geranium sp., Geranium robertianum, Primula vulgaris, Saxifraga graeca, Dactylorhiza, Ranunculus ficaria, Allium sp., Quercus coccifera. Cyclamen repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum f. vividum predominated.

93/20

Slope on opposite side of valley to Ag. Petros, and facing it. Southeast of Tripoli. 900m
Open Phryrana. Quite well exposed. 15% shade. South-east facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Very thin terra rossa over limestone.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, Euphorbia rigida, Euphorbia characias, Stachys chrysantha, Phlomis fruticosa, Anenome pavonina, Muscari neglectum, Anenome blanda, grasses, Helianthemum, Verbascum. C. repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum f. vividum predominated.

93/21

North of Kalavrita, by the road bend below the mansion, Mount Helmos. 600m
Scrub to 3m with some Abies as trees. Shade 70%. West facing slope of 1:1. Soil: Loamy terra rossa with substrate of limey conglomerate.
Growing with: Quercus coccifera, Picea cephalurica Spartium junceum, Juniperus, grasses, Vinca herbacea, Viola odorata, Lilium sp., Ruscus aculeatus, Doronicum, Origanum, Geranium robertianum, Cardamine, Convolvulus altheiodes.

93/22

North from Kalavrita. Mount Helmos. 550m
Deep valley, high sided with Platanus trees up to 15m. 25% shade. Northwest facing slope of 1:10 to 1:0.5. Soil: Deep valley loam, plenty of leaf mould/humus.
Growing with: Platanus orientalis, Hedera helix, ferns, Symphytum, Rubus fruticosus, Lonicera, Smilax, grasses, Ranunculus ficaria, Clematis ?vitalba, Arum, Anenome blanda, Quercus coccifera, Doronicum, Colchicum sp.