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5 plants worth knowing

Armenia

Armenia is a mountainous country on the Armenian Highlands, with an average elevation of more than 1,700 m above sea level. Mountain steppes, subalpine meadows and dry slopes dominate, while in the hot Ararat Valley semi-desert has been turned into apricot orchards and vineyards. Oak, beech and hornbeam forests cover about 10% of the land, mainly in the wetter north-east and in Syunik in the south.

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  1. Apricot 1

    crop · National fruit of Armenia – the orange stripe of the flag is sometimes linked to its colour

    Apricot

    Prunus armeniaca

    The apricot’s Latin name means “Armenian” – and the duduk, Armenia’s famously mournful instrument, is carved from its wood.
  2. Pomegranate 2

    crop · Traditional symbol of Armenia – of fertility, abundance and life

    Pomegranate

    Punica granatum

    The red pomegranate is the most common motif in Armenian art – from medieval reliefs to Parajanov’s film “The Color of Pomegranates”.
  3. Caucasian oak 3

    tree

    Caucasian oak

    Quercus macranthera

    Gnarled, wind-hardened Caucasian oaks form the upper treeline in Armenia’s mountains – even at 2,500 m.
  4. Oriental poppy 4

    flower

    Oriental poppy

    Papaver orientale

    The oriental poppy, a familiar garden flower across Europe, grows wild on Armenia’s mountain meadows, setting them ablaze with colour in summer.
  5. Gundelia 5

    perennial

    Gundelia

    Gundelia tournefortii

    Spiny kankar is an Armenian spring delicacy – its young shoots and flower heads are gathered in the mountains and cooked like artichokes.