These Sand Crocuses, very rare in the British Isles, are very common on the rocky coastal paths of Gozo. We walked on many of the leaves before coming across several patches which were full of flowers and seed heads. Because there are at least four different species of sand crocus, each quite variable, these plants are tricky to identify. I had at one time thought this was Romulea rollii (Rolli's Sand crocus) but since on the European mainland these are usually straw coloured I'm not so sure.

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Mainland Rocks opposite Fungus Rock, 22nd March 2005

Added on 22nd February 2007, updated August 25th 2008, updated January 13th 2012, updated 17th March 2015