Macros of the Jara in Flower, Macros de la Jara en Flor

            Cistus,

Jara or steppe are the common names of various plants, most of the genus Cistus, and some of other genera, such as Halimium. They are usually part, sometimes important, of the Mediterranean garrigas, and some species behave as pioneers in the recovery of degraded soils. They are pyrophytes, their germination is favored by fire, and recurrent fires help their permanence by eliminating competition from other plants that would eventually displace them from biotopes. Some species, such as C ladanifer or C laurifolius are resinous, which favors burning although they are green.
They are always evergreen, shrubby, woody plants. The flowers are regular, hermaphroditic and with five large, often wrinkled petals that easily fall from the flower. Its numerous stamens produce a large amount of pollen, which attracts many insects, such as bees that produce honey from jara. Its fruits are capsules formed by 5 or 10 carpels, which open at maturity in 5 or 10 cavities with numerous seeds. The wood of Cistus ladanifer, being very hard, is used in the manufacture of small tools or parts that are going to suffer great friction, and it is also excellent as firewood.

Cistus, 

Jara o estepa son los nombres comunes de diversas plantas, la mayoría del género Cistus, y algunas de otros géneros, como Halimium. Suelen ser parte, a veces importante, de las garrigas mediterráneas, y algunas especies se comportan como pioneras en la recuperación de suelos degradados. Son pirófitos, su germinación se ve favorecida por el fuego, y los incendios recurrentes ayudan a su permanencia al eliminar la competencia de otras plantas que acabarían por desplazarlas de los biotopos. Algunas especies, como C ladanifer o C laurifolius son resinosas, lo que favorece que ardan aunque estén verdes.
Son siempre plantas perennifolias, arbustivas, leñosas. Las flores son regulares, hermafroditas y con cinco grandes pétalos a menudo arrugados que caen fácilmente de la flor. Sus numerosos estambres producen gran cantidad de polen, que atrae a muchos insectos, como las abejas que producen miel de jara. Sus frutos son cápsulas formadas por 5 o 10 carpelos, que se abren a la madurez en 5 o 10 cavidades con numerosas semillas. La madera de Cistus ladanifer, por ser durísima se usa en la fabricación de pequeñas herramientas o piezas que vayan a sufrir gran rozamiento, y es también excelente como leña.
   

Taken in: Spain / Castile-La Mancha / Casar, El / Mesones (show map)

Taken on: May 1, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/8.0, 1/800 sec, 251mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

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