Paliurus-spina-christi_3

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Paliurus spina-christi Mill., syn.: Paliurus trinervatus Moench, Rhamnus paliurus L., Paliurus microcarpus Wilmott, Paliurus australis Gaertn.Family: Rhamnaceae Juss.EN: Christ's Thorn, Jerusalem Thorn, DE: Echter Christusdorn, Gemeiner StechdornSlo.: navadni derak, Kristusov trnDate: June 08. 2006Lat.: 45.3604 Long.: 13.5736Code: Bot_0129/2006_DSC0795Habitat: Open woodland, flat terrain, calcareous ground, full sun, dry place; elevation 30 m (100 feet), average precipitations 800-900 mm/year, average temperature 12-13 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Between villages Karigador and Fiorini, north of town Novigrad, Istria, Croatia EC.Comment: (relates to the album Paliurus spina-christi):Paliurus spina-christi is a perennial thorny shrub up to 3 m tall of widespread distribution in dry and stony places all around the Mediterranean region. It is also known in Asia. Its strangely formed fruits make it unmistakable to identify. Along the Adriatic Sea shore, it is a quite common bush. It has generally an open habit growing often in garrigue, but sometimes it is forming much denser and, because of nastily sharp, long and hard thorns, almost impenetrable stands. Many times it is associated with Pistacia terebinthus and Punica granatum bushes. The flowers are tiny but many and important for honey production. The fruits are used for different medical purposes.Ref.(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 357. (2) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 547.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 116.