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Wildflowers of Europe

Cyclamen repandum

Family : PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family)
Common Name (UK) : Spring Sowbread
Common Name (DE) : Geschweiftblättriges Alpenveilchen
Common Name (FR) : Cyclamen étalé
Habitat : Rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland near the Mediterranean from southeastern France through Italy to Serbia and on Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
Remarks : In many languages, cyclamen species are colloquially called by a name like the English sowbread, because they are said to be eaten by pigs.
First appearing : May
Abundance :

  • Photo Date :May 17, 2014
  • Location : Alta Rocca, Corsica
  • Photo Date :May 17, 2014
  • Location : Alta Rocca, Corsica