For best results print the cards using the Firefox Browser
Cards
(QUICK LINKS: Decks | plants | mammals | birds | | reptiles | fish | cephalopoda | insects | microbe | events
( scientist | project | modifier | technique |)
Himalayan Blackberry
Rubus armeniacus
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
2 POINTS
Fact: Native to Armenia and Northern Iran, the species was introduced to Europe in 1835 and to Australasia and North America in 1885.
cool, warm
Graphic by F.W. van Eeden (1893)
Rubus armeniacus, Armenian Blackberry or Himalayan Blackberry, is a species of Rubus in theblackberry group Rubus subgenus Rubus series Discolores (P.J. Müll.) Focke. It is native to Armenia and Northern Iran, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Both its scientific name and origin have been the subject of much confusion, with much of the literature using one […] read more
Kelp
Laminaria genus 
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
2 POINTS
Fact: Kelp grows in underwater “forests” (kelp forests) in shallow oceans.
cool, warm
Graphic by Marc Pietro (1829)
Kelps are large seaweeds (algae) belonging to the brown algae (Phaeophyceae) in the orderLaminariales. There are about 30 different genera.[citation needed] Kelp grows in underwater “forests” (kelp forests) in shallow oceans, and is thought to have appeared in the Miocene, 23 to 5 million years ago.[2] The organisms require nutrient-rich water with temperatures between 6 […] read more
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
2 POINTS
Fact: It is known by many other names, and in Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale,” it is known as Meadwort.
cool, warm
Graphic by Jacob Sturm (1796)
Filipendula ulmaria, commonly known as meadowsweet[1] or mead wort,[2] is a perennial herb in the family Rosaceae that grows in damp meadows. It is native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia(Near east and Middle east). It has been introduced and naturalised in North America. Juncus subnodulosus–Cirsium palustre fen-meadow and Purple moor grass and rush […] read more
Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur 
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
2 POINTS
Fact: Quercus robur is a large deciduous tree, and is also known as the English Oak.
cool, warm
Graphic by O.W. Thome (1884)
Quercus robur is commonly known as the English oak or pedunculate oak or French oak. It is nativeto most of Europe, and to Anatolia to the Caucasus, and also to parts of North Africa. Quercus robur is a large deciduous tree, with circumference of grand oaks from 4 m (13 ft) to exceptional 12 m (39 ft).[citation needed] The […] read more
Woodland Strawberry
Fragaria vesca
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
2 POINTS
Fact: It is also used as a genetic model plant for the garden strawberry and the Rosaceae family in general.
cool, warm
Graphic by O.W. Thome (1885)
Fragaria vesca, commonly called wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, Alpine strawberry, European strawberry, or fraise des bois, is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows naturally throughout much of theNorthern Hemisphere, and that produces edible fruits. Typical habitat is along trails and roadsides, embankments, hillsides, stone- and gravel-laid paths and roads, meadows, young woodlands, sparse forest, woodland […] read more
Northern Pike
Esox lucius 
Sorry, there is no photo available. If you have one, please submit
here
.
9 POINTS
Play: The Northern Pike has a MOVE of 2.
Fact: The Northern Pike gets its name from its resemblance to the pole-weapon known as the pike (from the Middle English for pointed).
cold, cool
Graphic by W.H. Lizars (1843)
The northern pike (Esox lucius), known simply as a pike in Britain, Ireland, most of Canada, and most parts of the USA, (also called jackfish or simply “northern” in the Upper Midwest of the USA and inManitoba, Canada), is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox (the pikes). They are typical ofbrackish and […] read more