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Cabbages and Mustards (Genus Brassica)Observer
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A succulent plant growing in the pebble beach by the sea. Looks like kale.
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Mediterranean Juniper (Juniperus turbinata)Observer
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Growing on the sandy cliffs by the ocean, in Alentejo, south Portugal.
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Spurges (Genus Euphorbia)Observer
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There are many of these tree succulents in Sicily, Italy. This one is intentionally planted, but many grow wild.
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Angelicas (Genus Angelica)Observer
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Just about the earliest of the local umbelliferas to flower. This is in hilly central Portugal, near to a river.
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Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea)Observer
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Black bee, feeding on vipers bugloss flowers.
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Crape-Myrtles (Genus Lagerstroemia)Observer
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Tree, planted by roadside.
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Laurustinus Viburnum (Viburnum tinus)Observer
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Small tree/ large shrub with elongated purple berries.
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Continental Striped Shield Bug (Graphosoma italicum ssp. italicum)Observer
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On a young wild carrot flower.
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Marsh Fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia)Observer
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Butterfly on wild lavender
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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)Observer
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Purple Foxglove
