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European Firethorn (Πυράκανθος)

Pyracantha coccinea

Description:

European Firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) plant with fruits, spotted at the Botanic gardens of Alkazar park, central Larissa city, Thessaly Greece. The species is a Greek native, and its fruits are edible.

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6 Comments

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

I only need to find half a kilo of Pyracantha fruits, and I'll make it :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Looking forward to update.

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

Dear @Mark, when I was a kid, I did eat it, it was a bit stiff to my taste! But I just found a great jelly recipe, and I think I'll try to prepare it :)

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

Thank you dear @Arlanda :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Have you tasted?

arlanda
arlanda 10 years ago

Nice!

Δήμος Λαρισαίων, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013

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