by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
The shrub in the image is Sacropoterium Spinosum. It grows in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. The springy masses of interlocking twigs were used as a form of cushioning or protecting fragile cargo such as ceramic amphoræ on ancient Roman ships. Image is around 1,5 m across.
Taken on 13
Submitted on 03 October 2012
Credit: Konstantinos Kourtidis (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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