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The WGSRPD botanical continent of Europe. This category contains articles related to the native flora of Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), namely as one of the nine "botanical continents". It includes the following regions:
A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. They exist primarily in the United Kingdom, but some counties in other countries also have them. One or two county flowers have a long history in England – the red rose of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages, for instance.
Country Common name Scientific name Picture Source Afghanistan: Apricot (unofficial) Morus nigra [1] Albania: Olive: Olea europaea [2] Antigua and Barbuda: Whitewood: Bucida buceras [3] [4] Angola: Baobab: Adansonia digitata [5] [6] Argentina: Ceibo: Erythrina crista-galli [7] [8] Red quebracho: Schinopsis balansae [7] [8] Australia: Golden ...
This category contains articles related to the native flora of Northern Europe. For the purposes of this category, "Northern Europe" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), namely as a region within the botanical continent of Europe that includes the following areas, typically ...
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Cloudberry, Rubus chamaemorus: a relict plant of the Ice Age. Ice-sheets covered most of Ireland until 13,000 years ago when the Holocene began. The majority of Ireland's flora and fauna has only returned as the ice sheets retreated and sea level rose accompanied by post-glacial rebound when 10,000 years ago the climate began to warm.
The label comprises four awards: one, two, three or four flowers, according to the efforts of the municipality. Each award is given according to strict criteria. The Fleur d'Or (Golden Flower) is a special prize awarded to a small number of applicants. Awarded communes display their flowers on road signs at their entrances.
Endemic flora by country (139 C) Ferns by country (15 C) Monocots by country (3 C) Trees by country (80 C) A. Flora of Afghanistan (2 C, 235 P) Flora of Albania (1 C ...