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Bay Laurel🌿
Laurus nobilis
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An evergreen tree in the laurel family, also known as laurel, bay, or bay tree. Native to the Mediterranean. Its dried leaves ('bay leaves' / 'laurier') are a widely used culinary spice. Deeply tied to ancient Greek and Roman culture as a symbol of Apollo and the material for laurel wreaths awarded to victors and poets.
Identification Points
- ✓Leathery, glossy, elliptic fragrant leaves
- ✓Dioecious; small yellowish-white flowers in spring
- ✓Ellipsoidal fruit ripening dark purple-black
Habitat
Cultivated (garden trees, herb gardens)
Season
March to May (flowers), October to November (fruit)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
Yellow
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionクスノキ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Magnoliids > Laurales > Lauraceae
Divergence Era
Early Cretaceous (approx. 120 million years ago onward)
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