For wild flower identification in general it is necessary to have a plant in good condition, complete with stem, leaves and flowers, and a hand lens to observe the tiny floral elements.
By analysing simple characters of flowers and leaves, and choosing the correct description in the illustrated key-diagram, you will be able to follow the right path leading to the morphological group to which the plant that you are observing belongs to. These “morpho-groups” are not generally correspondent to plant taxonomic categories, they instead may include plants that share similar traits. This key is aimed to help everyone to start an easy exploration of the great diversity of Mediterranean flowers!
