tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post489231674397897841..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: Cytinus hypocistisSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-44012704274317877572019-07-23T15:30:26.615-04:002019-07-23T15:30:26.615-04:00Can this plant be bought anywhereCan this plant be bought anywhereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565428347188376900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-62304078551902955122018-06-11T05:41:41.039-04:002018-06-11T05:41:41.039-04:00I discovered this weird plant when out walking on ...I discovered this weird plant when out walking on the road from Teno Alto to El Palmar in Tenerife some years back. The Green Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221923991327591141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-63621331099120074882018-02-07T16:03:38.950-05:002018-02-07T16:03:38.950-05:00Used to be very common in Portugal between March a...Used to be very common in Portugal between March and June. Also its edible, but only the milky and sticky substance when pressed between fingers...I remember eating those when I was a kid living in a small village in Northern Portugal. I remember well that the taste was a mix of honey, resin and soil. It would be interesting to know the composition of such substance... I couldn't find that information anywhere. Most seems unaware that you can eat these.Portuguesevilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04843424878338417247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-11679731964029151092012-07-25T07:40:40.272-04:002012-07-25T07:40:40.272-04:00Thanks Tommy. I was intrigued by these pretty litt...Thanks Tommy. I was intrigued by these pretty little flowers when bushwalking in the Var department in the south of France in May. I'd found information on Cytinus through researching the host plant Cistus, but it wasn't until reading your post that I learnt about their strange (but as you point out - possibly not uncommon!) method of seed dispersal.Don Matthewsnoreply@blogger.com