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Flora Of Greenland
The flora of Greenland consists of a total of 583 species or 614 taxa (species and subspecies) of vascular plants, of which 13 are endemic, and 87 taxa introduced by humans, most of which are naturalized. Apiaceae *''Angelica archangelica'' – native *'' Carum carvi'' – introduced *'' Ligusticum scoticum'' ssp. ''scoticum'' – native Aspleniaceae *'' Asplenium viride'' – native Asteraceae *'' Achillea millefolium'' ssp. ''millefolium'' – introduced *'' Antennaria affinis'' – native, endemic (microspecies) *'' Antennaria alpina'' *'' Antennaria angustata'' – native *'' Antennaria boecherana'' – native, endemic (microspecies) *'' Antennaria canescens'' – native *'' Antennaria compacta'' – native *'' Antennaria friesiana'' – native *'' Antennaria glabrata'' – native *'' Antennaria hansii'' – native, endemic (microspecies) *'' Antennaria intermedia'' – native, endemic (microspecies) *'' Antennaria porsildii'' – native *'' Antennaria sornborgeri'' – nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms ''gut flora'' or ''skin flora'' for purposes of specificity. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora (mythology), Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
