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Onion-leafed asphodel (Ασφόδελος)
Asphodelus fistulosus
39.3626, 22.9681
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Description:
Onion-leafed asphodel, a Greek native plant species, spotted blooming in my neighbourhood, Volos, Greece. The name of the plant means "sceptre", and the flower was a symbol of mourning, probably because it was often the only plant in rocky wild places, and the cattle didn't eat it. It's a good bee foraging plant.
Ανθισμένος ασφόδελος, στη γειτονιά μου στο Βόλο. Το λουλούδι συμβόλιζε το πένθος, μάλλον επειδή συνήθως ήταν το μόνο φυτό σε βραχώδη άγρια μέρη, και τα ζώα δεν το έτρωγαν. Είναι καλό μελισσοκομικό φυτό, και το όνομά του σημαίνει "σκήπτρο".
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PublishedMarch 15, 2013
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