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…