2016 Morocco sampling trip

It is now like a tradition to travel Morocco in February to sampling some crucifers. This year was not exception and we spent a week traveling ~ 4000 km from Granada to South Morocco and back. 

 

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Khnifiss National Parc

 

 

We went south passing Dhra River’s mouth and arrived to Khnifiss National Parc as the southern point of this travel. We didn’t find many flowering plants and we decided to cross the Anti-Atlas mountain range to try to find more flowering crucifers.

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Crossing the Anti Atlas Mountains
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Splendid landscapes in the Anti Atlas Mountains

We found spectacular landscapes and some some Moricandia nitens plants together with other crucifers.

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M. nitens is found!

 

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Moricandia nitens

 

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Apis mellifera visiting a M. nitens flower

 

 

We traveled north crossing the Atlas mountains and we found a population of Erysimum incanum.

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