Endemic Spicies of Portugal

Endemic spicies comenius project

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Portugal national anthem

Today was the day of our second video conference. In the end, the result was very positive and created a great and a big excitement among our students, and they, also knew how to shine...

 

 

Recycling Project "BE GREEN BE COOL" in Amelia Vieira Luís School

The recycling project "BE GREEN BE COOL", has as main objective, to inculcate in children the habit of recycling in the classroom, the cafeteria and in its turn home. Emerges from the need to reduce the impact of school in the environment around us, as well as to encourage a change of habits in homes and families of all of them.

Kačerginė

Bee orchid

Ophrys apifera

It generally grows on semi-dry turf in grassland, on limestone, calcareous dunes or in open areas in woodland. It prefers calcareous soils, in bright light or dim light

Saltwort

Salsola genistoides

Salsola is a genus of the subfamily Salsoloideae in the family Amaranthaceae. A common name of various members of this genus (and related genera) is “saltwort”, for its salt tolerance. This plant is an endemic species in the region of Hellin

Mountain tea

Sideritis serrata

Sideritis (also known as “ironwort”) is a genus of flowering plants well known for their medicinal properties. They are abundant in Mediterranean regions. In Greek "sideritis" can be literally translated as "he who is or has the iron". This is an endemic species in the area of Hellin

Teucrium

Teucrium libanitis

Teucrium is a genus of perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. The name is believed to refer to King Teucer of Troy. These species are herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are most common in Mediterranean climates and this one is a new endemic species in the SE Iberian Peninsula.

International Children's Day

Hi friends, I want to inform you about a festival we celebrated last week.Turkey celebrate April 23rd Children's Day. It is an official holiday dedicated to the children of Turkey and (from 1979 on) the world. The day is celebrated annually in Turkey with spectacular activities. It is celebrated with the principle of "PEACE AT HOME, PEACE IN THE WORLD" through the participation of an average of 42 countries. This year it was celebrated in Konya and more than 100 countries have participated up to today.

Melike Örnek

April 23rd 2012

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Thymus

Thymus funkii

The genus Thymus contains about 350 species of aromatic perennial herbaceous plants and subshrubs to 40 cm tall in the family Lamiaceae, native to temperate regions in Europe, North Africa and Asia. Thymus funkii is a new endemic species in the SE Albacete.

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, and is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. The name derives from the Latin words ros marinus, which translate as dew of the sea. The leaves, both fresh and dried, are used in traditional Mediterranean cuisine and medicine.

White asphodel

Asphodelus albus

Asphodel is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Asphodelus and it is native to the Mediterranean area. In Ancient Greece it was associated with mourning and death.

Violet

Viola cazorlensis

Viola is a genus of flowering in the violet family Violaceae, with around 400–500 species distributed around the world. This plant is an endemic species in the SW of Albacete province.

Opuntia

Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia, also known as nopales or paddle cactus, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Opuntia ficus-indica has been introduced to Europe, and flourishes in areas with a suitable climate, such as the southern Spain. The fruit of prickly pears, commonly called cactus fig or "chumbo fig" (higo chumbo) in Spanish, is edible, although it has to be peeled carefully to remove the small spines on the outer skin before consumption

Genista

Genista spartioides ssp. retamoides

Genista is a genus of legumes which includes many species of broom. Many of these brooms are notorious as noxious weeds. Many of the species have flowers that open explosively when alighted on by an insect, the style flying through the upper seam of the keel and striking the underside of the insect, followed by a shower of pollen that coats the insect. The Royal line of Plantagenet is derived from this genus, being a corruption of “planta genista”.