This intriguing plant flourished in Bronze-Age Santorini. A member of the "cabbage tribe," I wonder what role the Biscutella didyma played in the lives of the Minoans. The circular paired seed pods -not to mention the four-petaled yellow flowers - beg for attention from a culture wholly dependant on the fruits of nature for food, medicine, and the simple pleasures of sight and smell.
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