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Paliurus spina-christi
Christ's Thorn
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0321 2043 (2021-03-14)Copyright © 2021 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Aug 10, 2008
latitude 45.32789 longitude 13.54918
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Pineta settlement west of town Novi grad (Istria, Croatia)notes Slo.: navadni derak, Kristusov trn - syn.: Paliurus trinervatus Moench, Rhamnus paliurus L., Paliurus microcarpus Wilmott, Paliurus australis Gaertn. - Habitat: dirt road side; bushes, flat terrain; calcareous ground; sunny, warm, dry place; elevation 10 m (30 feet); average precipitations 800-900 mm/year, average temperature 12-13 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: (relates to the album Paliurus spina-christi): Paliurus spina-christi is a perennial thorny shrub up to 3 m tall of widespread distribution in dry and stony places all around the Mediterranean region. It is also known in Asia. Its strangely formed fruits make it unmistakable to identify. Along the Adriatic Sea shore, it is a quite common bush. It has generally an open habit growing often in garrigue, but sometimes it is forming much denser and, because of nastily sharp, long and hard thorns, almost impenetrable stands. Many times it is associated with Pistacia terebinthus and Punica granatum bushes. The flowers are tiny but many and important for honey production. The fruits are used for different medical purposes. - Ref. (1) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 357. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 547. (3) I. Schӧnfelder, P. Schӧnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 116.camera Nikon D70 /Nikkor Micro 105mm/f2.8
contributor's ID # Bot_0288/2007_DSC2481 photo category: Plant - shrub
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Christ's Thorn, Jerusalem Thorn (photographer)
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