Asparagus albus Asparagus

Esparraguera blanca

Wild Asparagus is common in the area in September flowering profusely and with a lovely scent.

It grows to about 1 metre tall. It is native to western southern Europe and north Africa. In the winter/spring there will be new shoots sprouting from the ground, which are delicious to eat. It has 

red berries in the winter/spring.

 Juglans regia Walnut tree

Photo from Sierra de las Nieves. The walnut was originally thought to originate from Iran but some scientists believe it also originates from southern Europe as well as China and the Himalaya.

It can grow to a height of 25-35m and flowers from April to July. The photo of the nuts was taken in July.

Pistorinia breviflora

It's very rare these days for me to find a new plant in our local areas, but perhaps I am not looking hard enough. I found a few specimens of these pretty little annual succulents yesterday at Grazalema. It grows from 6-14 cms tall and is native to Morocco and SW Spain. I believe that it is on the Red List for endangered plants in Andalucía.