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The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as Saddleback Seal or Greenland Seal, is a species of earless seal, or true seal, native to the northernmost Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. Originally in the genus Phoca with a number of other species, it was reclassified into the monotypic genus Pagophilus in 1844.
Polygonatum odoratum (syn. P. officinale), the angular Solomon's seal or scented Solomon's seal, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, China, Mongolia, Korea, Nepal and Japan.
Polygonatum / ˌ p ɒ l ɪ ˈ ɡ ɒ n ə t əm /, [2] also known as King Solomon's-seal or Solomon's seal, is a genus of flowering plants. In the APG III classification system , it is placed in the family Asparagaceae , subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). [ 3 ]
Polygonatum multiflorum, the Solomon's seal, David's harp, ladder-to-heaven or Eurasian Solomon's seal, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Europe and temperate Asia. In Britain it is one of three native species of the genus, the others being P. odoratum and P. verticillatum.
Viking sailed for a number of years hunting the saddleback seal off the coast of Greenland. In 1882, Norwegian explorer, scientist and diplomat Fridtjof Nansen used her for his first Arctic expedition. [2] In 1904, Viking was purchased by Bowring Brothers [failed verification] of St. John's, Newfoundland for the sealing industry. [3]
Polygonatum biflorum (smooth Solomon's-seal, great Solomon's-seal, Solomon's seal) is an herbaceous flowering plant native to eastern and central North America. [2] The plant is said to possess scars on the rhizome that resemble the ancient Hebrew seal of King Solomon. [3] It is often confused with Solomon's plume, which has upright flowers.
In 1971, Denis C. Lindsay published Vegetation of the South Shetland Islands, and in doing so was the first person to report on the flora of Half Moon Island.In a 2018 publication, it was accepted that there were 37 species of moss and 59 species of lichen present on the island.
The greyish caterpillar is truly polyphagous, feeding on a huge range of plants. As a caterpillar, the species is known as the saddleback looper. [5]