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Flora Of Wales
The flora of Wales refers to the plant life in Wales. Trees The sessile oak (''Quercus petraea''), one of Wales' most common species, can be found across the region. English holly (''Ilex aquifolium''), one of the few native evergreen trees, can be found in southern Wales. The wych elm (''Ulmus glabra''), a native species, suffers from disease and competition introduced by exotic species. Flowers The cuckoo flower (''Cardamine pratensis''), a herbaceous perennial, can be found throughout Wales. Bog rosemary (''Andromeda polifolia''), a small flowering shrub, can be found in central Wales. Within the British Isles, the Snowdon lily (''Gagea serotina'') is found only on the slopes of Snowdon.R. G. Ellis, "Flowering Plants of Wales", 1993. Important Plant Areas Important Plant Areas (IPAs) in Wales are areas of "the highest botanical importance" as determined by Plantlife Plantlife is the international conservation membership charity working to secure a world rich in wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daffodils At Penrhyn Castle, Bangor - North Wales - Geograph
''Narcissus'' is a genus of predominantly spring flowering perennial plant, perennial plants of the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae. Various common names including daffodil,The word "daffodil" is also applied to related genera such as ''Sternbergia'', ''Ismene (plant), Ismene'' and ''Fritillaria meleagris''. It has been suggested that the word "Daffodil" be restricted to the wild species of the British Isles, ''N. pseudonarcissus''. narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus. ''Narcissus'' has conspicuous flowers with six petal-like tepals surmounted by a cup- or trumpet-shaped Corona (plant structure), corona. The flowers are generally white and yellow (also orange or pink in garden varieties), with either uniform or contrasting coloured tepals and corona. ''Narcissus'' were well known in ancient civilisation, both medicinally and botanically, but formally described by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus in his ''Species Plantarum'' (1753). The genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
