Scilla verna
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Scilla verna, commonly known as spring squill, is a flowering plant native to Western Europe and Morocco. It belongs to the squill genus Scilla. Its star-like blue flowers are produced in April and Ma
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Spores of Antherospora tractemae on flowers of Scilla verna
Faroe Islands
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The Faroe Islands, also known as the Faroes, are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and a rigsdel of the Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the Hebrides and Shetland isle
Scilla verna
…north through Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain (particularly the west coast) and Ireland (mainly along the east coast), reaching as far as the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is found in short dry grassy areas, usually near the sea, though it is found at 415 metres above sea level on Foula. It is one of the…
Everyday life in the Viking Age
British troops arrive in Tórshavn, 1940
The village of Skipanes on Eysturoy, with murkier weather in the distance
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) is common in the Faroe Islands during May and June.