12/04/97 Southern part of island. North of Livadi village. Shade:
10-20%; Aspect varied, but always in shade; Slope: Varied from flat to vertical
face of walls. Soil: Loam amongst limestone outcrops. Cyclamen growing in and
at base of stone walls and under shade of various shrubs. Plants rarely in
open.
Cyclamen graecum & C. hederifolium growing with:
Oxalis pes-caprae, Geranium tuberosum, Muscari comosum, Muscari neglectum,
Allium neopolitanum, Smilax aspera, Narcissus tazetta, Orchis italica, Orchis
papilionacea, Ophrys lutea, Ophrys scolopax, Gladiolus italicus, Asphodelus
aestivus, Tragopogon porrifolius, Chrysanthemum segetum, Anagalis arvensis,
Lavatera arborea.
13/04/97 Northern part of island. Near church of Agia Anastasia, north
of Potamos. Shade: Open to 100%; Aspect: On all sides of slope; Slope: Variable
- level to almost vertical; Soil: Good loam. Cyclamen hederifolium
growing in large numbers in cultivated land which supported a good range of
plants.
Cyclamen graecum & C. hederifolium growing with:
Iris germanica, Erica arborea, Helianthemum sp., Muscari comosum, Borago
officianili, grasses, Hedera sp., Quercus macrolepsis. Many C.
hederifolium, few C. graecum.
13/04/97 Eastern side of island. Near airport to the north of
Frilingianika. Soil: Mixed loam amongst limestone outcrops. Rough open
moorland, very open windy location, but hot and exposed.
Cyclamen
graecum growing with: Tulipa orphanidea, Cistus salvifolius, Muscari
neglectum, Anenome coronaria, Bellevalia trifoliata
13/04/97 Kapsali, at south end of island near Kythera Town.Shade: 0%;
Aspect: West; Slope: Relatively flat; Soil: Terra Rossa. Open short scrub,
probably very windy.
Cyclamen graecum growing with: Gynandriris
sisyrinchium, Ornithogalum sp., Chrysanthemum sagetum, Rosmarinus officinalis,
Salvia pomifera.
14/04/97 South end of island. Near Livadi. Alt. 30m.Shade: 0-90%;
Aspect: All aspects; Slope: flat to 50%; Soil: Terra Rossa. Cyclamen growing
under mature Quercus coccifera and Pistacia lentiscus, growing
predominantly at edge of wood. There were two wells and a dry culvert on the
site, although it seemed as though it was moist. Plants growing in large
numbers, one plant had at least 34 seed pods. The plants would generally be
regarded as large and unattractive.
Cyclamen hederifolium growing
with: Orchis italica, Ophrys sp., Ranunculus ficaria, grasses, Cistus
parviflora.
16/04/97 Near Agia Vavara. Kako Lagadi Gorge. Soil: Good loam.. Excellent growing conditions for Cyclamen hederifolium in fertile soil. First part of gorge clearly used for crop growing on small terraces, over a number of years. Expected to be a positive location for Cyclamen repandum group but none found - carried on down gorge until we came up against an inpenetrable thicket of Nerium oleaner.
19/04/97 Near the Githeo to Sparta road. .Shade: 10-100%; Aspect: North;
Slope: Variable, level to vertical; Soil: Terra Rossa. Olive groves under
mature woodland. Fertile land with good mixture of lush plants.
Cyclamen
graecum, C. hederifolium & C. repandum ssp.
peloponnesiacum var. peloponnesiacum growing with: Quercus
coccifera, Quercus microlepsis, Acer campestri, Erica arborea, Cistus sp.,
Rubus sp., Fritillaria messenensis, Allium subhirsuitum, Anenome coronaria,
Styrax, grasses, Iris unguicularis, Arisarum vulgaris, Ophrys so.,
Ranunculus sp., Viscaria sp. Genista sp.
19/04/97 Near Metilita, to the west of the Githio to Sparta Road. Alt.
350m.Shade: 0%; Aspect: West; Slope: Almost vertical; Soil: Terra Rossa.
Roadside ditch. Probably quite dry in summer, but tubers in terra rossa under a
small amount of humus.
Cyclamen repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum
var. peloponnesiacum growing with: Grasses, Anenome coronaria, Viscia
sp., Rubus sp.,
20/04/97 Near Artemissia on the Sparti to Kalamata road. Alt. 750m.
Shade: 50%; Aspect: Gulley running north-south; Slope: Flat to Vertical in
gulley under road; Soil: Loam. Growing under Platanus orientalis.
Cyclamen hederifolium & C. repandum ssp.
peloponnesiacum var. peloponnesiacum growing with: Hedera,
Clematis cirrhosa, Iris unguicularis, Saxifraga graeca, Arum italicum, Muscari
neglectum, Anenome coronaria.
21/04/97 West side of Taigetos, southeast of Kardamili. Alt.
50m.Cyclamen growing under Quercus coccifera.
Cyclamen
hederifolium & C. repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum var.
peloponnesiacum growing with: Gagea graeca, Saxifraga graeca, Iris
unguicularis, Orchis papilionacea, Orchis quadripunctata.
21/04/97 West side of Taigetos, east of Kardamili. Aspect: North; Slope:
almost vertical; Soil: loam. Growing in side of bank. Open face under deciduous
trees by road cutting. Also on other side of road in open woodland.
Cyclamen repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum var.
peloponnesiacum growing with: Rubus sp., Geranium robertianum,
Ornithogalum sp., Anenome coronaria, Quercus coccifera, Cistus, Anacamptis sp.
22/04/98 On the road from Kardamili to Petrovouni. Alt. 225m. Shade:
50-90%; Aspect: North; Slope: Flat to vertical; Soil: Limestone, brown loam
rich in humus. Protected north side of 4 metre high bank in a grove of mixed
citrus, olive and almond.
Cyclamen graecum & C. repandum
ssp. peloponnesiacum var. peloponnesiacum growing with: Oxalis
pes-capae, Scilla messanensis, Muscari comosum, grasses, Hedera sp.,
Campanula rupestris, Onosma graeca, Anchusa sp., Phlomis fruticosa, Salvia sp.,
Geranium robertianum, Anagalis sp., Viscia sp., Quercus coccifera, Styrax sp.
23/04/97 On the road from Kardamili to Areopoli. Alt. 10m. Shade: 90%;
Aspect: North; Slope: 10-90%; Soil: Terra Rossa. Gorge running east-west at
side of old river bed.
Cyclamen graecum, C. hederifolium & C.
repandum ssp. peloponnesiacum var. peloponnesiacum growing
with: Briza maxima, Salvia sp., Muscari comosum, Euphorbia characas,
Tragopogon sp., Malva sp., Papaver rhoeas, Phlomis fruticosa, Iris
unguicularis, Campanula rupestris.
23/04/97 Road between Areopolis and Githio, near Chosiari. Shade: 80%;
Soil: Loam and very deep leafmould. Steep roadside bank, under Platanus
orientalis in deep leaf litter.
Cyclamen repandum ssp.
peloponnesiacum var. peloponnesiacum growing with: Allium
subhirsutum.