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Sword Lily or Common, Corn Flag (Wild Gladiolus, European Nature Conservation Year Issue, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Sword Lily or Common, Corn Flag (Wild Gladiolus, European Nature Conservation Year Issue, Republic of Cyprus

Description

In 1970, Cyprus took part in the European Conservation Year the aims of which were to agree on policies, which will help conserve and improve the quality of the environment and adopt the measures necessary to implement them. Cyprus is endowed with a rich variety of flora and fauna with some 1,900 species and sub-species of flowering plants of which 140 are endemic. The giant fennel, the scientific name of which is ""Ferula Communis"" can grow to a height of 4 meters. It flowers between March and May and is found in many parts of the island especially by the roadsides and highways as well as in the open fields, ravines and river beds. It can also survive in rocky terrain up to an altitude of 600 meters.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: A. Tassos

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1970-NATURE-10M

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Aspioti - Elka, Athens

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Sword Lily or Common, Corn Flag (Wild Gladiolus, European Nature Conservation Year Issue, Republic of Cyprus ,” Αψίδα, accessed April 26, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12773.