Saturday 11 February 2012

Cloudberries from Finland


In English it is known with many different names: Cloudberry, Bakeapple, Knotberry or Averin. Its Latin name is more complicated: Rubus chamaemorus. It is native to alpine, arctic tundra and boreal forest. In Finland, in 2005, Posti has issued this 1st class stamp that I have received on a great shaped postcard. Did you know that the same herb is represented on the Finnish 2€ coins?

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