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Daphne cneorum

Daphne cneorum (Thymelaeaceae) 118 25

 

Daphne cneorum (the garland flower or rose daphne) is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae, native to the mountains of central and southern Europe.

It is a prostrate spreading evergreen shrub to 20 cm , grown for its dense clusters of highly fragrant pink flowers in spring.

All parts of the plant are poisonous to humans.

The Latin specific epithet cneorum comes from the Greek and means “like a small olive bush”

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