Cercedilla Field Notes: Spring Mountain Flowers

I have another post about the wild flowers at the magical Ermita de San Antonio but have begun noticing other wildflowers that are at higher elevations or maybe just have not yet seen them there, so I will start a new reference note to the flowers I discover on my walks around Cercedilla.

  • Narcissus rupicola

    • EN Common Name: rock daffodil
    • ES Common Name: narciso silvestre
    • Notes: this is a small wild daffodil native to the Iberian Peninsula! Check out its distribution according to the Wikipedia article:
    • When and where seen:
      • 10/04/2026 First ever sighting for me on a walk along the train tracks that are being rebuilt between Cercedilla and Navalcerrada. Pretty high up in the mountains (put how high here)

  • Narcissus triandrus

    • EN Common Name: angel’s tears daffodil
    • ES Common Name: narciso llorón
    • Notes: Native to France, Spain and Portugal where it grows in woodlands, scrubland and exposed mountain habitats in acidic soils.
    • When and where seen:
      • 09/04/2026 First ever sighting on hill above San Antonio Hermita

  • Narcissus bulbocodium

    • EN Common Name: petticoat daffodil or hoop-petticoat daffodil
    • ES Common Name: narciso de campana or narciso trompeta
    • Notes: Native to southern and western France, Portugal, and Spain.
    • Size reference:
    • When and where seen:
      • 11/04/2026 First ever sighting on hill in front of San Antonio Hermita

  • Fumaria muralis

    • EN Common Name: ramping-fumitory or wall fumitory
    • ES Common Name: fumaria
    • Notes: native to temperate and Mediterranean regions of western Europe and western North Africa.
    • Size reference:
    • When and where seen:
      • 11/04/2026 First ever sighting on hill in front of San Antonio Hermita

  • Viola kitaibeliana

    • EN Common Name: dwarf violet
    • ES Common Name: pensamiento enano
    • Notes: native to a large area from the Canary Islands, across Europe, to northern Iran and southern Turkmenistan.
    • Size reference:
    • When and where seen:
      • 11/04/2026 First ever sighting on hill in front of San Antonio Hermita

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