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Anagyris foetida
Stinking bean trefoil seedpods (Anagyris foetida), spotted on a plant growing in the wild, in Karagatsi suburb, Volos city, Greece.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2014
Submitted on Jun 3, 2014
4 Comments
Lol, thanks dear Christos!
Congratulations Despina!! :-)
What an amazing surprise! Thank you Project Noah and @LisaPowers, for featuring my spotting!
In Greece, we don't use that tree in any way, but older land owners used to plant the species on the hedges of their fields, to keep their neighbour's goats away, not to mention that they've been using the seeds as a remedy... So it's a very common plant species (at least in my area), with very unusual yellowish flowers wich atract numerous bird species, for the nectar...
Congrats! This spotting is being featured as a PN Fun Fact:
Project Noah Fun Fact: The stinking bean trefoil is named twice (both the common and scientific name) for the unpleasant smell of this shrub. Native to the Mediterranean, it has the distinction of being a fall fruiting shrub that is pollinated by birds. In the summer, it loses all of its leaves to help cope with the dry summer heat. The fruits are legumes, but like all parts of this plant, are poisonous!