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Fiori d’acacia

Fiori d'acacia

Fiori d’acacia.
Un fiore molto particolare che fiorisce tra aprile e maggio.
Un fiore bianco che si contrappone alle lunghe spine del fusto.
Erano molti gli insetti alla ricerca del suo nettare.

Fiori d'acacia

Fiori d'acacia

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

La Massoneria ha scelto come simbolo floreale l’acacia, pianta con grande valore simbolico collegata alla leggenda del Maestro Hiram, in quanto ritenuta vigorosa e gentile simbolo di immortalità e purezza, che non appassisce mai durante il corso delle stagioni eppure si rinnova sempre.
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Fichi d’India

Fichi d'India

Fichi d’India.
Dalle nostre parti (in Liguria) ci sono moltissimi fichi d’India che trovano terreno fertile nelle scoscese pendenze che vanno al mare.
Questa pianta, ad esempio, l’ho fotografata lungo il sentiero che da Levanto va a Monterosso.
Bella ricca di frutti rossi e arancioni!

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

The prickly pear or prickly pear is a plant native to Mexico. From here, in ancient times, it spread among the populations of Central America who cultivated and traded it already at the time of the Aztecs, among whom it was considered a sacred plant with strong symbolic values.
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The prickly pear flower – La fleur de figue de barbarie – la flor de la tuna – A flor de pera espinhosa – Die Kaktusfeigenblume – hoa lê gai – 刺梨花 – ウチワの花
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The prickly pear flower

Il fiore del fico d'india

The prickly pear flower.
A splendid plant that grows along the steep walls to the east of the Bay of Silence.
The pink flowers with the sea in the background are an unparalleled sight.

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Il fiore del fico d'india

Il fiore del fico d'india

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

The prickly pear or prickly pear is a plant native to Mexico. From here, in ancient times, it spread among the populations of Central America who cultivated and traded it already at the time of the Aztecs, among whom it was considered a sacred plant with strong symbolic values.
Continue on Wikipedia

The prickly pear flower – La fleur de figue de barbarie – la flor de la tuna – A flor de pera espinhosa – Die Kaktusfeigenblume – hoa lê gai – 刺梨花 – ウチワの花
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Durian o durione

Durian o durione

Durian o durione.
Il durian è sicuramente uno dei frutti esotici più facili da vedere e ricordare se non altro per le dimensioni. Una scorza dura, legnosa e piena di punte acuminate protegge la polpa cremosa.

Durian o durione

Photo taken with Canon 600D.

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A splendid prickly pear

Fico d'India

A splendid prickly pear.
One of the plants, not exactly typical, but very widespread in Liguria is the prickly pear.
At the moment it is blooming and it is also a beautiful little flower.

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Fico d'India

The prickly pear or prickly pear is a plant native to Mexico. From here, in ancient times, it spread among the populations of Central America who cultivated and traded it already at the time of the Aztecs, among whom it was considered a sacred plant with strong symbolic values.
Continue on Wikipedia

The prickly pear flower – La fleur de figue de barbarie – la flor de la tuna – A flor de pera espinhosa – Die Kaktusfeigenblume – hoa lê gai – 刺梨花 – ウチワの花