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We found this species rather common in Andalucia.
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Bay leaves are scattered in Mediterranean scrub in Mt Carmel and the Galilee (Israel). They bloom in March-early April. The leaves are insect repelents, so u can put them in your kitchen and have less insects around.
and back to the Romans, they bay-leaves crows were sign of vistory, but they were also lice repelents!
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We are waiting for a road block to be opened at the Sequoia national park and I saw a small tree nearby. I smelled the leaves and thought it is a laurel. Later I have realyzed it is Umbellularia californica, the American cousin of laurel.
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this shy creeper had amazing flowers that are hidden between its leaves. It grows in the shade of scrub.
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Magnolia virginiana is a small tree of SE USA. It is evergreen in warmer areas and semi-deciduous in colder ones.
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Umbellularia californica us a Californian small tree, related to leurel. It has evergreen heavily scented leaves and small whitish flowers.
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Aristolochia paecilantha is a rather rare plant of northern Israel, it s range continues northwards to up to S Turkey. I have posted pictures of this species in the past, but only this year I managed to get a good one. We found it common in the shade of the famous Mas'ade oak forest in the northern Golan Heights, 1100m.
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Umbellularia californica us a Californian small tree, related to leurel. It has evergreen heavily scented leaves and small whitish flowers.
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Aristolochia parvifolia is a small tuberous Mediterranean plant. We found loads of them in the slopes of Mt Hermon 1200-1400m. Many plants were not blooming, few had flowers and few had globose fruits.
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another pic of Aristolochia parvifolia, a small tuberous Mediterranean plant. We found loads of them in the slopes of Mt Hermon 1200-1400m. Many plants were not blooming, few had flowers and few had globose fruits.
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a nice species occuring normally in semi-shaded places. The locality of this specimen is intersting and new - Mt Hermon, 1800m. The species was not known from this area till today.
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If u wanna see the front of this flower take a look at this pic http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo117772.htm
This is a nice species occuring normally in semi-shaded places. The locality of this specimen is intersting and new - Mt Hermon, 1800m.
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Aristolochia sempervirens is a shy Mediterranean perennial. Its flowers are always surprising in their shape.
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Aristolochia sempervirens is a nice species occuring normally in semi-shaded places.
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Cananga odorata is a rain forest small tree with peculiar large greenish flowers.