Centaurea Messenicolasiana |
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Centaurea Messenicolasiana (Georgiadis, Dimitrellos & Routsi)
Messenikolas,
apart from its excellent wines, is also famous for a wild plant that grows
exclusively in its area and not anywhere else in the world.
Some
years ago scientists from Patras
University located in the
area of Messenikolas a unique plant in the world. This plant belongs to the
genus Centaurea, therefore the
species was aptly named Centaurea Messenicolasiana. It is a rare plant thriving along the
old motorway that leads to the village from the location Agoritsas Vryssi to Vassardanis
Vryssi and is in danger of extinction. foto
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