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Orlaya grandiflora
White Lace Flower
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0924 0954 (2024-09-16)Copyright © 2024 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo May 24, 2022
latitude 44.80395 longitude 14.36827
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location
Adriatic Sea region, island Cres, near village Miholašćica, between the main road to village Martinščica and the sea shore; Kvarner Bay (Rijeka region, Croatia)family
Apiaceae
notes Slo.: velecvetna vehrica - syn.: Caucalis grandiflora L. - Habitat: grassland, among bushes and olive trees; slightly inclined sea shore, west aspect; partly semiruderal, calcareous, skeletal, well-drained ground; mostly open, sunny place; elevation ~10 m (33 feet); average precipitations 900 - 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 12-14 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: Orlaya grandiflora is a lovely annual plant. It is one of the most striking and distinct umbels of the Mediterranean. The word 'lace' in its English vernacular name is not there for no reason. The plant has flattish panicles of pure white flowers, which have delicate structure and are very beautiful when looked at closely. Sometimes the plant forms large and compact stands, and looking at them is just as attractive as the details of its flowers. - Orlaya grandiflora is a plant of the north Mediterranean, but today it is known from a much wider area, mainly thanks to horticulture. It is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. - The seashore around the village of Miholašćica is often decorated with this species. In Croatia, it is quite common and spread over the entire eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and the islands. Less often, it can also be found in the more continental part of the country. - Ref.: (1) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 183. (2) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 411. (3) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 2., Alfa d.d., Zagreb (2020) p 168. (4) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 164.camera Sony ILCE6000 / Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar E 16-70 mm/f4
contributor's ID # Bot_1467/2022_DSC09951 photo category: Plant - annual/perennial
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White Lace Flower, White Laceflower, Large-flowered Orlaya (photographer)
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