1. Przylaszczka pospolita
Anemone hepatica
About the plant:
a genus of herbaceous
perennials in the
buttercup family, native
to central and northern
Europe, Asia and
eastern North America.
Some botanists include
Hepatica within a wider
interpretation of
Anemone. Flowers with
pink, purple, blue, or
white sepals and three
green bracts appear
singly on hairy stems
from late winter to
spring.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatica
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2. Łączeń Baldaszkowaty
Flowering Rush
About the plant:
the sole genus in the
monogeneric plant
family
Butomaceae, containin
g the single species
Butomus
umbellatus, also known
as grass rush.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butomus
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3. Grążel żółty
Yellow water-lily
About the plant:an
aquatic plant of the
family
Nymphaeaceae, native
to temperate regions of
Europe, northwest
Africa, and western
Asia. Stylized red leaves
of the yellow water
lily, known as
pompeblêden are used
as a symbol of Frisia.
The flag of the Dutch
province of Friesland
features seven
pompeblêden.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuphar_lutea
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4. Bodziszek łąkowy
Meadow Cranesbill
About the plant:
a species of hardy
flowering herbaceous
perennial plant in the
genus
Geranium, Geraniacea
family. The leaves are
deeply divided into 7-9
lobes and 3-6 inch
wide, and the flowers
are pale blue. It is
native to much of
Europe and Asia, but is
cultivated and
naturalized elsewhere.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geranium_pratense
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5. Begonia
Begonia
About the plant:
a genus of perennial
flowering plants in the
family Begoniaceae. The
genus contains about
1,400 different plant
species. The Begonias
are native to moist
subtropical and tropical
climates. Some species
are commonly grown
indoors as ornamental
houseplants in cooler
climates. In cooler
climates some species
are cultivated outside in
summertime for their
bright colorful flowers.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begonia
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6. Dalia
Dahlia
About the plant:
a genus of
bushy, tuberous, herbac
eous perennial plants
native mainly in
Mexico, but also Central
America, and Colombia.
There are at least 36
species of dahlia, with
hybrids commonly
grown as garden plants.
This great variety results
from dahlias being
octoploids—that
is, they have eight sets
of homologous
chromosomes, whereas
most plants have only
two.
Photo and Hubert Szulc
Text based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia
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7. Kąkol polny
Corncockles
About the plant:
The species is a weed of
cereals and other
crops, probably with a
centre of origin in the
eastern Mediterranean.
Nowadays declining in
its native range because
of improved seed
cleaning, it is found as a
weed worldwide.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Agrostemma
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8. Glicynia
Wisteria
About the plant:
a genus of flowering
plants in the pea
family, Fabaceae, that
includes ten species of
woody climbing bines
native to the Eastern
United States and to
China, Korea, and
Japan. Some species are
popular ornamental
plants, especially in
China and Japan. An
aquatic flowering plant
with the common name
wisteria or 'water
wisteria' is in fact
Hygrophila difformis, in
the family Acanthaceae.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisteria
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9. Mniszek pospolity
Dandelion
About the plant:
a flowering herbaceous
perennial plant of the
family Asteraceae
(Compositae). It can be
found growing in
temperate regions of
the world, in lawns, on
roadsides, on disturbed
banks and shores of
water ways, and other
areas with moist soils.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale
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10. Śledziennica skrętolistna
Golden Saxifrage
About the plant:
a genus of 57 species of
flowering plants in the
family Saxifragaceae.
Species can be found
throughout the arctic
and northern temperate
parts of the Northern
Hemisphere, with the
highest species diversity
in eastern Asia; two
species are found
disjunctly in South
America.
Photo by Hubert Szulc
Text based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Saxifrage
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