Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plants. Show all posts

Saturday, 12 February 2011

Day 43 - Drosophyllum lusitanicum

This is a carnivorous plant that grows near my house.

Friday, 11 February 2011

Day 42 - Carqueja - Pterospartum tridentatum


This plant, common in the north of Portugal have yellow flowers (March - June) used traditionally to make infusions an in some special rice meals (Carqueja rice). My father had the tradition of using the branches to clean the fire-place chimney every summer...

Monday, 31 January 2011

Day 31 - Re-Borning

An Oak tree (Quercus faginea) seed germinating...