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Myrtus communis ssp. communis L., syn.: Myrtus acuta Mill., Myrtus acutifolia (L.) Sennen & Teodoro and about 50 other names
Family: Myrtaceae
EN: Common Myrtle, Corsican Pepper, DE: Echte Myrte
Slo.: navadna mirta
Dat.: Aug. 26. 2013
Lat.: 44.64323 Long.: 14.39705
Code: Bot_0746/2013_DSC7734
Place: Adriatic Sea, island Lošinj, north outskirts of village St. Jakov, near village graveyard, Kvarner archipelago, Rijeka region, Croatia.
Habitat: macchia, almost flat terrain; calcareous, skeletal ground; sunny, warm and dry place; elevation 12 m (40 feet) (1) and 40 m (130 feet) (2); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 12-14 deg C, Sub-Mediterranean phytogeographical region.
Substratum: soil.
Comment (pertains to pictures in the Flickr album Myrtus communis): Myrtus communis is an important plant in several old cultures from antic times on – it is a symbol of beauty, peace and love since classical times. It is known and has been cultivated and adorned in Mediterranean region for a very long time, so that botanists actually do not know exactly where the plant origins. Namely, Myrtaceae are predominantly tropic and sub-tropic plants. Some professionals believe that it is an autochthone species in Mediterranean region, others think that it was brought from Asia millennia ago. Today it is known from all countries around the Mediterranean Sea. It is rare in Slovenia but very common in Croatia, particularly on the Adriatic islands. Flowering bushes are very beautiful in spring time, but also evergreen, shiny leaves and bluish-black berries when ripe do not fall behind. Leaves, bark and berries of this plant contain fragrant etheric oils, which are widely used in cosmetic products. In close contact with humans for so long time many other uses of this extraordinary plant have been developed.
Ref.:
(1) T. Nikolić, Flora Croatica, Vaskularna flora Republike Hrvatske, Vol. 3. Alfa d.d.. Zagreb (2020) p 173,
(2) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 150.
(3) W.K. Rottensteiner, Exkursionsflora für Istrien, Verlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins Kärten (2014), p 604.
(4) A. Martinči et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnična Založba Slovenije (2007), p 328.
(5) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and bushes of Adria) (in Slovene), Modrijan Pub, (2012), p 303.
When the news came that Goverment of Slovenia offered Strojan family permanent location in the forest in the vacinity of ash dump near Ivanèna Gorica, local people made huge protest. They made road barricades with firefighter trucks and trees torn accross the roads. Picture was taken on a road leading to the location offered to Strojan family.
Stranska vas, Slovenia, 14.11.2006
Ko se je razvedelo, da je Vlada RS ponudila druini Strojan parcelo v gozdu, poleg odlagalièa pepela v bliini Ivanène Gorice, so lokalni prebivalci priredili silovit protest. Z gasilskimi vozili so naredili cestne blokade in èez ceste podrli drevesa, poleg pa postavili celonoène vake strae. Fotografija je bila narejena na eni izmed dostopnih poti proti parceli, kjer naj bi se naselila druina Strojan.
Stranska vas, Slovenija, 14.11.2006