Image Cape Marigold (Arctotheca calendula), Coastal Path. Coastal Path DESCRIPTION Cape marigold, Cape weed or Cape dandelion is a herb that belongs to the family of daisies. It is a small plant that can be annual or perennial, depending on the climate. Its leaves have teeth on the edges. They are dark... Plant Life > Trees, Bushes and Herbaceous Plants
Image Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) IDENTIFICATION It is a robust tree (up to 10 m high) with irregular trunk and cork, a thin but knotty cork of a brown greyish colour. Its root system is extended and deep. The leaves are rounded or oval, with full edges. They are... Plant Life > Trees, Bushes and Herbaceous Plants
Image Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) IDENTIFICATION It is a robust deciduous tree (up to 25 m high), with a thick trunk and an erect bearing. The bark is smooth, of a greyish-brown colour and gets darker, cracking with age. The leaves are simple, of an ovoid shape,... Plant Life > Trees, Bushes and Herbaceous Plants
Image Common fig (Ficus carica) IDENTIFICATION It is bush or a small deciduous tree (up to 5 m high), with a very irregular trunk and a smooth bark of a greyish colour. It is usually very branched, with extended branches and marked scars from other leaf-falls. The... Plant Life > Trees, Bushes and Herbaceous Plants
Image Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) IDENTIFICATION It is a thorny bush (up to 10 m high, normally less than 5 m) with deciduous leaves. The trunk’s bark and the branches are an olive green colour, with reddish tones turning grey with age. The branches are always very... Plant Life > Trees, Bushes and Herbaceous Plants