MIRTO
(Myrtus communis)
FAMIGLIA: MYRTACEAE
ALTEZZA: fino a 3 metri
PORTAMENTO: espanso
TRONCO:sottile ed elastico
SCORZA:
rossastra da giovane, poi grigio cenere e molto screpolata.
FOGLIE:
semplici, persistenti, di forma ovale ed accuminate con margine intero. Verde intenso lucido sopra, chiaro sotto, contengono sostanze aromatiche.
FIORI:
solitari e ascellari, profumati, lungamente peduncolati, di colore bianco o roseo.
FRUTTI:
bacche globose di colore nero-azzurrastro a maturità, contenenti all’interno numerosi piccoli semi di colore bianchiccio, carnosi, commestibili di sapore aspro.
HABITAT:
è una specie sempreverde che cresce allo stato spontaneo in tutte le aree a macchia mediterranea.
NOTE:
le foglie e i frutti contengono sostanze aromatiche usate in cucina.
![flo_ mirto fiore](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-mirto-fiore.jpg)
![flo_ mirto frutti](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-mirto-frutti.jpg)
| NOME | NOME SCIENTIFICO | | SCHEDE |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-acero-campestre-50x50.jpg) | Acero campestre | Acer campestre | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-acerodimonte-50x50.jpg) | Acero di monte | Acer pseudoplatanus | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-flo_-agrifoglio-50x50.jpg) | Agrifoglio | Ilex aquifolium | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-ailanto-50x50.jpg) | Ailanto | Ailantus glandulosa | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-alloro1-50x50.jpg) | Alloro | Laurus nobilis | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-anemone-50x50.jpg) | Anemone stellata | Anemone hortensis | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ef.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-biancospino-50x50.jpg) | Biancospino | Crataegus oxyachanta | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-cardorosso-50x50.jpg) | Cardo rosso | Cardus nutans | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ef.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-carrubo-50x50.jpg) | Carrubbo | Ceratonia siliqua | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-castagno-50x50.jpg) | Castagno | Castanea sativa | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-cedro-50x50.jpg) | Cedro dell'Atlante | Cedrus atlantica | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-ciclamino-50x50.jpg) | Ciclamino primaverile | Cyclamen repandum | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ef.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-cipresso-50x50.jpg) | Cipresso | Cupressus sempervirens | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-cistorosso-50x50.jpg) | Cisto rosso | Cistus incanus | ![cf](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cf.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-corbezzolo_pianta-50x50.jpg) | Corbezzolo | Arbutus unedo | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-eucalitto-50x50.jpg) | Eucalitto | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-faggio-50x50.jpg) | Faggio | Fagus sylvatica | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-frassino-50x50.jpg) | Frassino | Fraxinus exclsior | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-gelso-50x50.jpg) | Gelso bianco | Morus alba | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-ginestraodorosa_foglie-50x50.jpg) | Ginestra odorosa | Spartium junceum | ![cf](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cf.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-leccio-50x50.jpg) | Leccio | Quercus ilex | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-lentisco-50x50.jpg) | Lentisco | Pistacia lentiscus | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-mandorlo-50x50.jpg) | Mandorlo | Amygdalus communis | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-melo-selvatico-50x50.jpg) | Melo selvatico | Pyrus malus | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-mirtopianta-50x50.jpg) | Mirto | Myrtus communis | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-nocciolo1-50x50.jpg) | Nocciolo | Corylus avellana | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-noce-50x50.jpg) | Noce | Juglans regia | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-olivo-50x50.jpg) | Olivo | Olea europaea | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-olmo-montano-50x50.jpg) | Olmo montano | Ulmus glabra | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_orniello-50x50.jpg) | Orniello | Fraxinus ornus | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-perastro-50x50.jpg) | Perastro | Pyrus communis | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-pinodaleppo-50x50.jpg) | Pino d'Aleppo | Pinus halepensis | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-pinodomestico-50x50.jpg) | Pino domestico | Pinus pinea | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-pinomarittimo-50x50.jpg) | Pino marittimo | Pinus pinaster | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-Populus_alba_01-50x50.jpg) | Pioppo bianco | Populus alba | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-pioppo-nero-50x50.jpg) | Pioppo nero | Populus nigra | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-prugnola-50x50.jpg) | Prugnolo | Prunus spinosa | ![a](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/arbusto.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-Robinia-50x50.jpg) | Robinia | Robinia pseudoacacia | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-Rosa_canina-50x50.jpg) | Rosa canina | Rosa canina | ![cf](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cf.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-roverella-50x50.jpg) | Roverella | Quercus pubescens | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-serbo-domestico-50x50.jpg) | Sorbo domestico | Sorbus domestica | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-sorbo-montano-50x50.jpg) | Sorbo montano | Sorbus aria | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-sughera-50x50.jpg) | Sughera | Quercus sauber | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-tiglio-50x50.jpg) | Tiglio | Tilia cordata | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/latifoglia.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |
![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/flo_-tasso-50x50.jpg) | Tasso | Taxus baccata | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/conifera.png) | ![](http://www.oros-sicilia.it/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/infobox.png) |