Natural History Photographs


According to the natural history guide, a truly weird tree could be found near Skopelos. The tree once germinated in a manmade water channel, and it roots follow the water channel to give rise to the tree in the middle of the construction. We found the tree without too much trouble (despite wrong directions in the guide), and indeed it's a strange view to see a tree sprout from the middle of a wall. But the whole construction obviously was restaurated not too long ago, which makes it hard to interpret how this tree ended up in the wall.


Smyrnium olusatrum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Zwartmoeskervel
English:Alexanders
Italiano:corinoli comune, macerone, simrnio, smirnio comune
Español:apio caballar, apio de caballo, apio equino, perejil macedonio
Trifolium clypeatum
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
English:Helmet clover
Deutsch:Schildklee
Français:Trèfle en bouclier
Borago officinalis
Authority:Linnaeus, 1753
Nederlands:Bernagie
English:Borage
Deutsch:Borretsch
Norsk:Agurkurt
Svenska:Gurkört
Français:Bourrache officinale
Italiano:borragine comune, borrana comune
Español:alcohelo, borraga común, borraina, borraja, borraja común