Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn

Taxonomy: Fam. Dennstaedtiaceae// Genus: Pteridium// Species: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlanBase (Christenhusz & Raab-Straube, 2013+). Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1985). Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the RaunkiƦr system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, North and Northeast Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Europe to Siberia and Iran according to theContinue reading “Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn”

Teucrium capitatum L. (syn. Teucrium polium subsp. capitatum (L.) Arcangeli)

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Teucrium// Species: Teucrium capitatum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin & Wood in Tutin et al., 1972) as Teucrium polium subsp. capitatum (L.) Arcangeli, loc. cit. (1882). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Teucrium capitatum L. Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyteContinue reading “Teucrium capitatum L. (syn. Teucrium polium subsp. capitatum (L.) Arcangeli)”

Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Neottia// Species: Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich. Determined according to the botanical keys (Orchidaceae, Neottia) provided by Moore in Tutin et al. (1980). Lifeform: Perrenial – saprophytic plant (Moore in Tutin et al., 1980). The plant lacks green leaves, and the stem is clothed with scale-like sheaths. Distribution: Native from Europe to Russia – Krasnoyarsk, Iran,Continue reading “Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.”