Showing posts with label DigitalHerbarium. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DigitalHerbarium. Show all posts
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Araceae (Aronstab)
This plant was found by us in the forest of Dyreborg/Denmark. It is a monocotyledons flowering plant belonging to a family of more than 3000 species. It can be found in New world's tropical areas and in temperated northern parts of the old world as well.
Some species are toxic, causing symptoms like edema, vesicle formation and burning of mouth and throat for up to two weeks.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Gunnera
We found this Gunnera in a nature reserve close to Dyvig/Denmark, but in the meanwhile I have learned that it is not native to Europe and most likely escaped from a nearby garden.
Actually it is native to Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Papuasia, Hawaii, insular Southeast Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. It lives symbiotically with a certain cyanobacteria, which provides fixed nitrogen to the plant while receiving fixed carbon.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Thursday, April 7, 2016
It doesn't have to be colorful
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Spring Snowflake
Found these growing wildly close to some water protection area.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Helleborus foetidus
Stinking hellebore: Well the name is not very attractive....we smelled nothing but were surprised finding these plants all over the wood when we were on a hiking tour at Mühlbachtal-Bopard/Germany...
It is growing wildly in mountain regions of Southern and Central Europe as well as Asia Minor. It blossoms in late winter.
All parts are poisonous containing glycosides.
It is growing wildly in mountain regions of Southern and Central Europe as well as Asia Minor. It blossoms in late winter.
All parts are poisonous containing glycosides.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis)
This tree in our front garden shows it's blossoms not because of the unusual warm weather but regularly in December/January....
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Sea Holly
When we had a nice walk at the beach of Glommen/Sweden this summer, we found wild Sea Holly. Although this plant looks so strong and well-fortified on on hand and so fragual growing just in sand on the other hand, actually it is on the Red List of highly endangered plants. Since the coastal preservation measures destroy the habitat of this sea mineral dependent plant it becomes rare at European coasts.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule)
Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) is native to subarctic regions.
This one suddenly showed up in our garden...a whole lot of it is growing like two blocks from here, that is, what I guess, where it comes from...
Monday, June 1, 2015
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