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This category contains the native flora of Denmark as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. only a few countries).
Carex trinervis Degl. Plate 2665 from Flora Danica, part 45 (1861) Galium palustre L. Plate 2764 from Flora Danica, part 47 (1869). Flora Danica is a comprehensive atlas of botany from the Age of Enlightenment, containing folio-sized pictures of all the wild plants native to Denmark, in the period from 1761 to 1883.
Botanical gardens in Denmark have collections consisting entirely of Denmark native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Denmark, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.
It contains about 2 million flowers and plants, including herbs, cactuses, palms, a variety of roses, and many colorful flowers. The H.C. Andersen Fairytale Garden is based on 6 of the writer's fairytales. The characters displayed in the garden are made from flowers, houseleeks, and fiberglass. Walkways are lined with more than 100 perennial herbs.
In 1979, 6000 small Nothofagus plants were transferred from Tierra del Fuego to the Faroe Islands, making it the biggest Nothofagus population in Europe. Species from the Alaskan coastline and islands have also adapted well in the Faroe Islands, especially Pinus contorta, Picea sitchensis, Salix alaxensis, Populus trichocarpa and Alnus sinuata.
Several species of firs are found in Denmark: Abies alba [1] Abies amabilis; Abies balsamea; Abies borisii-regis (alba x cephalonica) Abies cephalonica; Abies concolor; Abies concolor var. lowiana; Abies equi-trojani (nordmanniana ssp. equi-trojani) Abies fabri (delavayi var. fabri) Abies fargesii; Abies faxoniana (delavayi var. faxoniana ...
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Leucojum aestivum is a perennial bulbous plant, generally 35–60 cm (14–24 in) tall, but some forms reach 90 cm (35 in). Its leaves, which are well developed at the time of flowering, are strap-shaped, 5–20 mm (0.2–0.8 in) wide, reaching to about the same height as the flowers.