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Anagyris foetida flowers full of nectar, attract many bees - and even small birds! Anagyris foetida,Geotagged,Israel,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Anagyris foetida

flowers full of nectar, attract many bees - and even small birds!

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Does it smell bad? Just curious because of the species name. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      I think that the person who named this shrub was really unfair - as it doesn't stink so much. the common name is "stinkbush", the latin name is "stinking stinkbush" (or something similar). If you rub the leaves and branches, you get a smell that is not very pleasant. not as bad as Arum, for example...
      on the other hand, this shrub has lots of nectar - and many bees and butterflies and ever small birds like tits are enjoying its nectar.       Posted 6 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    I feel that way about skunk cabbage - it really only smells terrible when injured or crushed. Posted 6 years ago

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The Anagyris foetida

A species of plant in the Fabaceae (legume) family.

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Similar species: Fabales
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Apr 23, 2019. Captured Apr 9, 2019 15:13 in Unnamed Road, Israel.
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  • COOLPIX B700
  • f/3.3
  • 10/800s
  • ISO100
  • 4.3mm