Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

7 months ago

#Jumika (Jumikas)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe
Knapweed, #Centaurea spp., thistle-like plants in the #Asteraceae family. Other names include starthistles, centaureas and, for some species, cornflower. ‘#Centaury’, sometimes used too, would be better reserved for the #Centaurium genus (no relation).
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#Jasmiini (Jasmiin)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Jasmine, Jasminum spp., from #Persian yasmin, ‘gift of God’. National flower of #Pakistan. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Jumika.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed