Other names: Christmas Rose Family: Ranunculaceae Helleborus niger is an evergreen plant with dark leathery pedate leaves carried on stems 9–12 in (23–30 cm) tall. The large flat flowers, borne on short stems from midwinter to early spring, are white or occasionally pink. Heleborus niger, by Helga von Cramm, chromolithograh, with a prayer by Y.E.T.,…

There are two magical places, paradises of flora in the province of Manica, Mozambique. Not living more than one hundred and fifty years is able to forget these places, absolutely magic, that are the mountains of Serra Choa and Tsetserra, this last one representing the American flora endemism in Africa. I was the worst student in my class in botany,…

Other names: Grass-leaved Flag, Plum Iris, Plum Tart Iris Family: Iridaceae Flower Colour: pink, lavender, blue, Type of flowering: other flowers, Found on 17/05/2024 in northern Istria; Croatia, near the village of Vrh in a sparse mixed pine forest. Unfortunately there were only a few plants. The species does not seem to be very common on the peninsula.

Family: Thymelaeaceae Other names: February Daphne, Paradise Plant, Spurge Olive Daphne mezereum, commonly known as February daphne, mezereon, mezereum, spurge laurel or spurge olive, is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to most of Europe and Western Asia, north tonorthern Scandinavia and Russia. It is a deciduous…

Other names: Common Pawpaw, Indiana Banana, Pawpaw, American Custard Apple Family: Annonaceae Asimina triloba, the papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, paw-paw, or common pawpaw, is a species of Asimina (the pawpaw genus) in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop. The pawpaw is native to the Eastern,…

Other names: gomihan, gumihan Family: Moraceae Location: Maui The tree originates from northern Borneo (Sarawak), Malaysia (Sabah),[3] the Philippines and Indonesia (Maluku Islands, Sulawesi, Kalimantan, and is most commonly found in humid tropics with a mild monsoon climate, occurring in tropical evergreen forests at 500–1,000 m elevation. It is…

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,…

Family: Rosaceae Other names: European Mountain Ash, European Mountainash Synonyms: Aucuparia sylvestris, Mespilus aucuparia, Pyrenia aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia subsp. aucuparia, Pyrus aucuparia var. typica, Pyrus rossica, Sorbus altaica, Sorbus amurensis, Sorbus anadyrensis, Sorbus aucuparia var. typica, Sorbus aucuparia var. xanthocarpa,…

Other names: Common Snowdrop Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: February, March, April, Type of flowering: number of petals 6, Galanthus nivalis - snowdrop Galanthus nivalis grows to around 7–15 cm tall, flowering between January and April in the northern temperate zone (January–May in the wild). They are perennial, herbaceous…

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…

Synonyms: Swida alba, Thelycrania alba, Cornus tatarica, Cornus purpureaOther names: [sbTatarian Dogwood Family: Cornaceae Cornus alba (red-barked, white or Siberian dogwood) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cornaceae, native to Siberia, northern China and Korea. It is a large surculose shrub that can be grown as a small tree. As a popular…