The plants around us. Volum II The plant around us. Volum II | Page 28

Translation:
Myrtus communis:
Spanish: Murta
English: Mytle
Catalan/Valencian: Murta
Portuguese: Murta
Turkish: Mersin
Albanian: Mërsinë
Estonian: Harilik mürt
It’s an angiosperm. This plant grows vertical. It’s a
bush with evergreen foliage. It may reach 3m high.
It’s original from southern Europe and northern
Africa. This plant disperses its seeds thanks to the
animals. This happens when the animal eats the
fruit and when he throws out the seed the new bush
grows where the animal has left its droppings.
Fruit:
Its fruit is an
eatable berry, they
are fleshy fruits
and they have a
soft texture.
Leaves:
The leafs are
coricias, shiny,
ovatolanceoladas,
sharp and
opposite, also they
are so aromatic.
Flowers:
The flowers are
white, regulars
with 5 petals and
with a lot of
statements.