Archive for June, 2010

Gardenia Tiara

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Tiara
The tiara (or G. Gardenia tahitensis taitensis an old spelling, the word Tiare Tahiti) is an endemic species of gardenia from Tahiti in French Polynesia, where is the national flower. The island is used for making necklaces of flowers offered to newcomers in a place. Also used to mono’i ointment prepared from copra and macerated [...]

The Big Strawberry Plant

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The big strawberry (Fragaria moschata) is a plant belonging to rose family (Rosaceae). The species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as very rare and very much reduced. The plant is native to central Europe. The big strawberry in the vegetative stage is difficult to distinguish from strawberry (Fragaria vesca). The big strawberry [...]

The Catfish Milk Plant

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The catfish milk (paralias Euphorbia, synonymous: Euphorbia maritime) is a plant that belongs to the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae),. The species is on the Dutch Red List of plants as very rare and moderately decreased. Milk catfish is native to the coasts of Europe and North Africa and the Netherlands, he is just generally off-Voorne Putten. [...]