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The following groups are not always correspondent to plant taxonomic categories (eg families), so they include plants that share similar flower traits (and sometimes may look very similar to each other) even if they are not taxonomically or evolutionarily related. For this reason, a plant family can be “splitted” into different groups (eg Leguminosae). For each morpho-group are reported the most common genera (latin names) and the main pollinator(s) group(s), while invasive species commonly found in the Mediterranean are indicated in red. To find out more about the plant groups, please visit: www.life4pollinators.eu/plants SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES TO: mostly visited by pollnators groups: butterflies, bees, moths, wasps, beefles, hoverfles and/or beetles (naming the most likely) www.life4pollinators.eu/submission

D highly diverse group DAFFODILS ORCHIDS IRIS ONION- AND LILY-LIKE D I Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: I invasive Narcissus Ophrys, Orchid, Dactylorhiza, Epipac- Iris pseudacorus,Iris graminea, Iris Allium, Amaryllis, Tulipa, Lilium, Asphodelus, tis, Serapias xiphium (RARE), Iris juncea (RARE), Colchicum, Crocus, Muscari Gladiolus To find out more about the plant groups, Narcissus poeticus please visit: Orchis sp. Iris sp. Allium ursinum Crocus www.life4pollinators.eu/plants

Invasive: Eichhornia crassipes THISTLES AND CORNFLOWERS BUTTERCUP-LIKE CABBAGE-LIKE I TRAVELLER‘S JOY Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Carduus, Eryngium, Dipsacus Ranunculus, Hepatica, Anemone, Sinapis, Brassica, Lunaria, Cardamine Clematis flammula, C. viticella, Hypericum C. vitalba PRIMROSE-LIKE Most common genera: Primula, Vinca, Buglossoides, , Nerium oleander, Ranunculus bulbosus Sinapis arvensis Clematis vitalba Pulmonaria, Ligustrum Carduus sp. Invasive: cheiri

MILKWORT-LIKE HELLEBORES DAISY-LIKE I BINDWEED-LIKE Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Primula vulgaris Polygala Helleborus Bellis, Achillea, Leucanthemum, Dittri- Convolvolus chia, Matricaria, Calendula, Knautia, Vinca major Scabiosa

Polygala sp. Helleborus viridis Bellis perennis Convolvolus sp. STARFLOWER-LIKE D I Invasive: Helianthus annuus Most common genera: Solanum, Borago, Ciclamen, Rhamnus frangula, Ligustrum, Anagallis SPURGES MANY-PETALLED FLOWERS D CAPER-LIKE PINKS-LIKE Solanum lycopersicum Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Peonia, Citrus, Opuntia, Ninphaea, Car- Euphorbia Capparis, Epilobium Dianthus, Silene, Lychnis pobrotus, Punica

Invasive: Oxalis pes-caprae Capparis spinosa Dianthus longicaulis Euphorbia sp. Peonia officinalis

DANDELION-LIKE I SAGE-LIKE CARROT-LIKE I ROSES SPEEDWELLS & OTHERS I Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Taraxacum, Crepis, Sonchus, Hieracium Salvia, Mentha, Ocinum, Lamium, Ajuga Daucus, Foeniculum, Petroselinum, Rosa, Crataegus, Rubus, Prunus, Malus, Veronica, Verbascum, Viola, Dictamnus, Achillea Fragaria Echium

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Taraxacum officinalis Salvia pratensis Daucus carota Rosa canina

Verbascum Invasive: Baccharis halimifolia Invasive: Heracleum mantegazzianum

Veronica sp. SILVER WATTLE ROCK-ROSES IVY-LIKE I POPPY-LIKE Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Invasive: Cardiospermum (grandiflorium/ Acacia, Mimosa Helianthemum, Cistus, Fumana Hedera helix, Globularia, Armeria Papaver, Chelidonium halicacabum

Helianthemum Hedera helix appeninum Papaver rhoeas Mimosa pudica LEGUME-FAMILY I Invasive: Althernanthera philoxeroides, Most common genera: Asclepias syriaca Robinia, Lotus, Trifolium, Vicia, Coronilla, Cercis, Pisum, Spatium, Genista

FIGWORT-LIKE family I MALLOW-LIKE I ELDER-LIKE BELL FLOWERS-LIKE D Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Most common genera: Trifolium repens Linaria, Scrophularia, Antirrhinum Malva, Geranium, Erodium, Linum Sambucus, Viburnum Campanula, Gentiana, Symphytum, Atropa Lotus corniculatus Campanula sp.

Linaria vulgaris Invasive: Robinia pseudoacacia Malva sylvestris Sambucus nigra Invasive: Impatiens glandulifera Invasive: Ludwigia grandiflora