Pheasant's eye  (Adonis annua)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Authentication

Information authenticated by Plantlife, the wild plant conservation charity:
http://www.plantlife.org.uk

Glossary

  • Agri-environment schemes: these schemes allow the government to compensate farmers for using methods that benefit the environment. The two main initiatives in the UK are the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Since October 2000 these have formed part of the England Rural Development Programme (EDRP), administered by DEFRA, the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs. See http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/erdphome.htm for more on these initiatives.
  • Annual: lives or grows for just one year.
  • Colonise: establish a colony (group of organisms living together).

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary ( July 2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Grey-Wilson, C. (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northwest Europe. Dorling Kindersley, London
  3. Wigginton, M. J. (1999) British Red Data Books 1; Vascular Plants. 3rd Edition. Mabey, R. (1996) Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  4. Mabey, R. (1996) Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  5. Grigson, G. (1996) The Englishman's Flora. Helicon Publishing Ltd. Oxford.
  6. Cobham Brewer, E. (1898) Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Bartelby.com (March 2002): http://www.bartleby.com/81/227.html
  7. Byfield, A. (2003) Plantlife. Pers. comm.
  8. DEFRA : England Rural Development Programme (Feb 2003): http://www.defra.gov.uk/erdp/erdphome.htm
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