Another Rosaceae (Sarcopetrium spinosum) a subshrub is important in the Cyprian Landscape, being present everywhere from seasides to Pentadactylon summits. Being quite spiny it is not browsed and protects a number of more palatable plants such as Orchids and Bulbs. (See Orchids)
Its a common plant in the Middle East Area including Palestinia and Jerusalem, and this is a plant that may have been used for the Christ Crown of thorn.

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