Seaside
Echium &
Allieds

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Cabbages &
Apiaceae

Cistus &
Rockroses

I fioretti
Walls & Rocks
Buttercups and
Anemones

shrubs
Orchids
Seeds
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1 - Cassia senna ?
Shrub with pinnated greyish leaves. And numerous yellow Fl. Grown in cities. THis sp. used to be grown for the laxative effects of a decoction of its leaves.

2 - "Arbre de la Paresse" Sophora japonica. In Bellapais there is a legend-tree. People sitting under it shade are supposed to turn lazy. No problem during winter, because it is not warm enought to beg for any shade and there is no leaves on the tree. But some strange fleshy, multifid and transparent pod remain.

3 - Climbing Bean
"Hyacinth Bean" Dolichos lablab found Nicosia; pods are said to be edible when young and green; I'm not sure about dried beans; I didn't see any on the market; but it is commonly grown in gardens.

 





 
 

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