Blackthorn - Prunus spinosa Other names: Sloe Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Prunus spinosa - blackthorn Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, or sloe) is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America. Prunus spinosa is a large…

Synonyms: Cataputia major, Cataputia minor, Croton spinosus, Ricinus africanus, Ricinus angulatus, Ricinus armatus, Ricinus atropurpureus, Ricinus badius, Ricinus borboniensis, Ricinus cambodgensis, Ricinus compactus, Ricinus digitatus, Ricinus europaeus, Ricinus gibsonii, Ricinus giganteus, Ricinus glaucus, Ricinus hybridus, Ricinus inermis, Ricinus japonicus, Ricinus krappa, Ricinus laevis, Ricinus…

Synonyms: Pyrus domestica Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Pyrus communis - common Pear The pear is native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from Western Europe and North Africa east across Asia. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 10–17 m (33–56 ft) tall, often with a tall, narrow crown; a few species are…

Synonyms: Primula veris subsp. veris, Primula officinalis, Other names: common cowslip, cowslip primrose Family: Primulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Primula veris is a variable evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial plant growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and broad, with a rosette of leaves 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. The deep yellow flowers…

Synonyms: Rosa gallica var. officinalis, Rosa gallica var. versicolor Other names: French Rose, Rose of Provins Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: magenta, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Found in a garrigue-like habitat in the south-east of the Istrian peninsula, slightly south of the Limski Channel, on 15/05/2024. The plants were only found very sporadically. Most of the shoots were only single-stemmed…

Synonyms: Pyrola chlorantha var. convoluta, Pyrola chlorantha var. paucifolia, Pyrola chlorantha var. revoluta, Pyrola convoluta, Pyrola oxypetala, Pyrola virens, Pyrola virens var. convoluta, Pyrola virens var. saximontana Other names: Greenflowered Wintergreen Family: Ericaceae Flower Colour: white, green, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, According to distribution maps, this species should…

Synonyms: Prunus cerasifera subsp. myrobalana, Prunus cerasifera subsp. sogdiana, Prunus cerasifera var. orientalis, Prunus domestica var. cerea, Prunus domestica var. myrobalana, Prunus mirabilis, Prunus orientalis, Prunus sogdiana Other names: Myrobalan Plum Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Prunus cerasifera - cherry Plum Wild…

Synonyms: Comarum palustris, Potentilla palustris, Fragaria palustris Other names: Purple marshlocks, Swamp Cinquefoil Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: red, lavender, Bloom in: May, June, July, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Actually my favourite of the genus Potentilla. It's not too special, but I'm always happy to see it in the wet meadows. Location: Starnberg, southern Germany, 26.05.2024

Other names: True Oxlip Family: Primulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: March, April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, The oxlip is a herbaceous or semi-evergreen[2] perennial plant growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 25 cm (10 in) broad, with a rosette of leaves 5–15 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. It produces light yellow flowers in spring, in clusters of 10-30 together on a single stem…

Synonyms: Potentilla arenaria Family: Rosaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, We have repeatedly found this species in dry, sunny ruderal habitats. In Istria there is also the very similar Potentilla tommasiniana, which always (?) has 3 leaflets, whereas incana usually has 5. In the specimen shown here, however, this characteristic is not quite so clear, as I think. Location:…

Synonyms: Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata Other names: Red Elderberry Family: Adoxaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Sambucus racemosa - red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa is often a treelike shrub growing 2–6 m (7–20 ft) tall. The stems are soft with a pithy center. Each individual leaf is composed of 5 to 7 leaflike leaflets, each…

Synonyms: Geranium cicutariumOther names: Alfilaree, Alfilaria, California Filaree, Common Crowfoot, Common Erodium, Common Heronsbill, Common Storksbill, Cutleaf Filaree, Filaree, Pin Clover, Red-stem Stork's-bill, Redstem, Redstem Filaree, Redstem Stork's Bill, Stork's Bill Family: Geraniaceae Flower Colour: magenta, lavender, Bloom in: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, Type of…

Other names: Umbellate Wintergreen, Pipsissewa, Prince's Pine Family: Ericaceae Flower Colour: white, pink, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, a species that for a long time we only knew from books, which we were fortunate enough to see in the wild. Location: Bavaria, South Germany, 23.06.2024

Synonyms: Echium argenteum, Echium granatense, Echium hispanicumOther names: Blue Echium, Blue Thistle, Blueweed, Common Echium, Common Viper's Bugloss, Common Viper's-bugloss, Paterson's Curse, Viper's Bugloss Family: Boraginaceae Flower Colour: blue, Bloom in: June, July, August, September, Type of flowering: number of petals 5, Echium vulgare - viper's Bugloss It is a biennial or monocarpic perennial…

Synonyms: Eranthis cilicicus, Helleborus hyemalis Family: Ranunculaceae Flower Colour: yellow, Bloom in: January, February, March, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, number of petals 5, number of petals 6, Eranthis hyemalis - winter aconite It is a tuberous-rooted herbaceous perennial growing to 15 cm (6 in), with large (2–3 cm (1–1 in)), yellow, cup-shaped flowers held above a collar of 3…