- in the Lotus bertholetii «explosive» full bloom.
Family: Leguminosae.
Picture taken by the end of May at Sobreda Garden Centre (Centro de Jardinagem da Sobreda) - Almada, Portugal.
[Portuguese post on Jan 16th, 2008]
Category: FLORA AND VEGETATION
Dec. 2008: Image down to 20% of ORIGINAL SIZE (click to see). Comments closed.
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