Species of the month
Common Raven (Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Raven is the largest passerine
bird who is known to humans from ancient times. Many if not all birdwatchers
are acquainted with the all-black colour of Ravens’ plumage which glossed
purple and dark blue especially on head, neck and chest. ‘Krook’, the Ukrainian name
of the species, is an onomatopoeic word reflecting typical Raven sound which can
be heard throughout the year.
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News
02/14/2016
New sources on flora and vegetation, lichens, fungi, insects, spiders and molluscs were added to the Library
06/11/2015
Maps of the distribution of chalk steppe in Ukraine were added to Chalk Steppe page.
05/18/2015
New sources were added to the Library at new page on European chalk grasslands.
08/01/2014
A note about Ukrainian chalk steppe and its conservation was published
recently in international online magazine Plant Talk that supports plant
conservation worldwide.
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Flowering
Fern
Purple
Pink
Blue
Green
Yellow
Red
Brown
White
Crossflower (Tender Chorispora)Chorispora tenella
Tree LavateraLavatera thuringiaca
Crown VetchSecurigera varia
Hedysarum ucrainicum
Onobrychis tanaitica
Vicia tenuifolia
Tuberous PeaLathyrus tuberosus
Dictamnus gymnostylis
Polygala cretacea
Tartarian HoneysuckleLonicera tatarica
SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica
Phlomis pungens
Tuberous Jerusalem SagePhlomis tuberosa
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Thymus calcareus
Marschall ThymeThymus marschallianus
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Jurinea arachnoidea
Serratula radiata
Centaurea marschalliana
Brown KnapweedCentaurea jacea
Bulbocodium versicolor
Bulbous Meadow GrassPoa bulbosa