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Forsythia / f ɔːr ˈ s ɪ θ i ə /, / f ɔːr ˈ s aɪ θ i ə / [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae. There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. [1] Forsythia – also one of the plant's common names – is named after the botanist William Forsyth. [3] [4] [5]
Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae [1] called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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:
Rhododendron (/ ˌ r oʊ d ə ˈ d ɛ n d r ən /; pl.: rhododendra) is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants and in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, but smaller numbers occur elsewhere in Asia, and in North America ...
Lavandula (common name lavender) is a genus of 47 known species of perennial flowering plants in the mints family, Lamiaceae. [1] It is native to the Old World, primarily found across the drier, warmer regions of mainland Eurasia, with an affinity for maritime breezes.
[4]: 771 They are native to Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia and West Asia, and have their center of diversity in the Mediterranean Region. [5] Other plants known as marigolds include corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning ...
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine, is a species of flowering plant, native to the Mediterranean region, Central Europe, and southwestern Asia, from Morocco and Portugal north to southern Germany and east to northern Iran. [2]
The genus Pulsatilla contains about 40 species of herbaceous perennial plants native to meadows and prairies of North America, Europe, and Asia.Common names include pasque flower (or pasqueflower), wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter flower, and meadow anemone.