Herb paris
Paris quadrifolia
Poisonous plant: do not eat any part of it.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Paris quadrifolia
- Group
- Monocotyledon
- Order
- Liliales
- Family
- Melanthiaceae
- Continent
- Europe, Asia
- Habitat
- Forest
- Form
- Herb
- Leaves
- Shed in winter
- Flower colour
- Green
- Blooms in
- Spring
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its leaves usually form a neat whorl of four, and its name is thought to come from the Latin par, 'equal', not the city.
- In parts of Europe it is an indicator of ancient woodland, since it rarely colonises young forest.
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- Autumn crocus
Colchicum autumnale
- Garden tulip
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- Martagon lily
Lilium martagon
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q119135 · All plants · All entries