Re: an unknown plant on Lesvos Island, Greece
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: an unknown plant on Lesvos Island, Greece
- From: N* T*
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:38:43 CST6CDT
- Priority: normal
Sean,
Sounds like a caper to me: Capparis spinosa. The central spray of stamens
and climbing by means of thorns and growing on a wall in Lesvos all add up
to caper, although I think the petal number should be 4.
Nick
Nick Turland
Flora of China Project, Missouri Botanical Garden,
P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, U.S.A.
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