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Name & Conservation status
English name:
Lake Lobelia
Latin name:
Lobelia Dartmanna
In the language of the given country:
Ežerinė lobelija
Conservation status:
NT - Near Threatened
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Classis:
Dicotyledons
Ordo:
Asteridae
Familia:
Campanulaceae
Genus:
The Lobelias
Description
Lake Lobelia is an aquatic stoloniferous herbaceous perennial plant with basal rosettes, and flower stalks growing to 70–200 cm tall. It typically occurs in shallow water on sandy, peaty or rocky lakeshores, in pools, and in some kinds of wetlands. It is rarely found in rivers. The flowers are 1–2 cm long, with a five-lobed white to pale pink or pale blue petals. The leaves originate from a central base. They are narrow, long (to 8 cm), often curved, and are made of 2 side-by-side hollow tubes that are round or slightly flattened in cross-section. Lake Lobelia may be used as an indicator of relatively clear water. A tincture of the fresh plant has been used to cure headaches and noises in the ears. The plant is toxic, contains alkaloids. The plant has the unusual ability of removing carbon dioxide from the rooting zone rather than from the atmosphere.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Dwarf Birch
Latin name:
Betula Nana
In the language of the given country:
Beržas keružis
Conservation status:
EN - Endangered
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Classis:
Dicotyledons
Ordo:
Fagales
Familia:
Betulaceae
Genus:
Betula
Description
The Dwarf Birch is generally described as a perennial subshrub or shrub that may be found in bogs, swamps or fens in northern Europe, particularly near the North Pole. It usually grows up to 1-1.2 m high. The bark is non-peeling and shiny red-copper colored. The leaves are rounded, 6-20 mm diameter, with a bluntly toothed margin. They become red in the autumn. The fruiting catkins are erect, 5-15 mm long and 4-10 mm broad. The edible parts of the dwarf birch are the flowers and leaves. The Dwarf Birch is used for condiments and flavorings in stews. As a medical use, moxa is prepared from the dwarf birch and helps with painful diseases. Other uses of the dwarf birch include are ground covering, hair, and tinder. The Dwarf Birch does not contain any toxic.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Melancholy Thistle
Latin name:
Cirsium heterophyllum
In the language of the given country:
Įvairiaspalvė usnis
Conservation status:
VU - Vulnerable
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Dicotyledons
Ordo:
Asterales
Familia:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Thistle
Description
Melancholy Thistle is an erect spineless perennial herb that grows in upland meadows, grasslands, roads and open woods in most parts of Europe, especially in England, Wales, Scotland but not in the south of these countries. Unusually for a thistle, it lacks spines. The plant grows 45 to 120cm tall, and forms runners. The stem is grooved, more-or-less branchless, and cottony. The leaves are green and hairless above, thick white felted underneath. The base leaves are lanceolate with stalks and softly prickly edges, and grow from 20 to 40 cm long, and from 4 to 8 cm wide. The flower heads are 3 to 5 cm long and wide, red-purple in colour, and appear from July to August. The plant was considered a possible cure for sadness. However, Melancholy Thistle may be noxious and cause high allergies for people.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Broad clog
Latin name:
Cypripedium Colceolus
In the language of the given country:
Plačialapė klumpaitė
Conservation status:
VU - Vulnerable
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Liliacaeous
Ordo:
Asparagales
Familia:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Lady’s slipper
Description
Broad clog, also called as the lady's slipper orchid, may be found in various calcareous environments, often in open woodland. It is a long-lived herbaceous perennial plant which produces new growths from a rhizome each season. It grows up to 60 cm tall, and the stems have a covering of glandular hairs. Broad clog has claret petals that frame a beautiful bright yellow pouch. Each stem usually supports one or two flowers, but rarely three. The leaves have obvious nerves along their length and are mid-green in colour. This herb contains glycosides, resins, tannins and volatile oil. It is said to have antispasmodic and sedative effects. However, some people have reported an allergic reaction to the glandular hairs on the stems.
Name & Conservation status
English name:
Pasque Flower
Latin name:
Pulsatilla Vulgaris
In the language of the given country:
Paprastoji šilagėlė
Conservation status:
VU - Vulnerable
Taxonomy
Regnum:
Plantae
Phylum:
Magnoliophyta
Classis:
Dicotyledons
Ordo:
Ranunculales
Familia:
Ranunculaceae
Genus:
Pasque
Description
Pasque Flower is an herbaceous perennial plant that occurs typically in calcareous dry, sunny grassy grasslands or slopes in Europe. It develops upright rhizomes, which function as food-storage organs. Its leaves and stems are long, soft, silver-grey and hairy. Pasque Flower grows to 15–30 cm high and when it is fruit-bearing up to 40 cm. The roots go deep into the soil. The finely-dissected leaves are arranged in a rosette and appear with the bell-shaped flower in early spring. The purple flowers are followed by distinctive silky seed-heads which can persist on the plant for many months.
The plant is slightly toxic. It produces cardiogenic toxins and oxytoxins which slow the heart in humans and can even cause diarrhoea or vomiting. However, the toxins are dissipated by heat or by drying the plant.
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