Blog launched: November 10, 2009

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Euphorbia myrsinites

803_8833 [Euphorbia myrsinites]

 
One of tens of Euphorbia species found in Mediterranean countries.
It hardly attracts your attention in the field.
 
Photographed on Mt. Parnitha on May 20, 2021
 
 
 
304_2093 [Euphorbia myrsinites]

When it starts flowering, it seems to become more interesting.
 
 

802_8810 [Euphorbia myrsinites]


Sometimes it does capture your attention and forces you to look at it carefully from very close, as was the case with the photo above. I was attracted by the peculiar, unusual color of the leaves, and the details of the florets that reminded me of a “multiple-candle stand”; so, I couldn’t resist spending some extra time to capture details that the naked eye could normally hardly see.
 
Photographed on Mt. Hymittos on May 7, 2017
 
 

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