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Orchid rockrose. Jara purpura

Cistus purpureus

Description:

They are always evergreen, shrubby, woody plants. The flowers are regular, hermaphroditic, and with five large, often wrinkled petals that fall easily from the flower. Its numerous stamens produce a large amount of pollen, which attracts many insects, such as the bees that produce rockrose honey. Its fruits are capsules made up of 5 or 10 carpels, which open at maturity into 5 or 10 cavities with numerous seeds. The wood of Cistus ladanifer, being very hard, is used in the manufacture of small tools or pieces that are going to suffer great friction, and it is also excellent as firewood.

Habitat:

Cultivated in the Central Garden of Valencia. Spain.

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eulalia rubio
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eulalia rubio

València, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 20, 2022
Submitted on Apr 20, 2022

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