United Kingdom Vintage Deck

2014 – (See Cards | Deck Info | Download | Purchase)…

All organisms collected depict common flora and fauna found in the United Kingdom. This is a DIY 60 card STARTER deck that collects vintage biodiversity related illustrations that predate 1913 (at least one hundred years old). Most come from wiki commons or the Biodiversity Heritage Library, where copyright status appears clear. Note that if an image used are breaking copyright status, please contact db@mail.ubc.ca so that we can remove the image.

Buttercup

Ranunculus acris
Scale 6 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida

2 POINTS

Fact: All Ranunculus species are poisonous when eaten fresh by cattle, horses, and other livestock.

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Graphic by unknown (Edited by A. Mentz, 1917-27)
Ranunculus /ræˈnʌŋkjʊləs/[1] is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species. Buttercups usually flower in the spring, but flowers may be found throughout the summer, especially where […] read more

Duckweed

Lemnoideae subfamily
Scale 4 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Monocots

3 POINTS

Fact: Duckweed is an important high protein food source for waterfowl. As it contains more protein than soybeans, it is often cited as a potential human food source.

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Graphic by Edward Step (1895)
Duckweeds, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands. Also known as “bayroot,” they arose from within the arum or aroid family (Araceae),[1] and therefore, often are classified as the subfamily Lemnoideae within the Araceae. Classifications created prior […] read more

Himalayan Blackberry

Rubus armeniacus
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

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Fact: Native to Armenia and Northern Iran, the species was introduced to Europe in 1835 and to Australasia and North America in 1885.

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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
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

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Fact: Kelp grows in underwater “forests” (kelp forests) in shallow oceans.

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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
Scale 7 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots

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Fact: It is known by many other names, and in Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale,” it is known as Meadwort.

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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
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Plantae, Eudicots, Angiosperm

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Fact: Quercus robur is a large deciduous tree, and is also known as the English Oak.

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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