Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Endemic plants of Spain

Endemic plants of Turkey

Endemic plants of Lithuania

Endemic plants of France

Endemic plants of Bulgaria

Endemic plants of Poland

Endemic plants of Romania

Endemic plants of Slovakia

A rhapsody in violet

Aroa Núñez, 1st year compulsory secondary education student in IES Izpisúa Belmonte (Hellín-Spain), was the winer in the photography competition celebrated in Slovakia. Congratulations!

A rhapsody in violet

Sunday, May 06, 2012

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

Saturday, May 05, 2012

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

Friday, May 04, 2012

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

Thursday, May 03, 2012

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.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

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.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

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.

Monday, April 30, 2012

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.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

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.

Saturday, April 28, 2012

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