Ecosystem knowledge

Temperate forest

These public plant profiles are associated with this ecosystem label. Distribution and growing context remain specific to each plant.

Anemone

Anemone lipsiensis

Yellow color of the flowers. It was first found near Leipzig. Natural hybrid of Anemone nemorosa and Anemone ranunculoides. She prefers spring-ly light-year locations in the woody area under deciduous trees and loose-humous soil.

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Plant profile

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Asplenium ruta-muraria is a small fern from temperate regions across Europe, East Asia and North America. It can be found on calcerous walls.

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English Daisy

Bellis perennis

Other names: Common daisy, Lawn daisy Comes from the family of Asteraceae. Exhibits the phenomenon of heliotropism, in which the flowers follow the position of the sun in the sky.

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Hidden Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum clandestinum

Widely distributed epiphytic Bulbophyllum from humid forests of South and Southeast Asia into the western Pacific. Plants form creeping chains of pseudobulbs that carry a single leaf, producing small, often hidden flowers close to the rhizome. Intermediate temperatures, medium light and consistently moist, humid conditions suit it best.

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Oblong Trias

Bulbophyllum oblongum

Cool to intermediate epiphyte from lower montane forests of northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand. It carries clustered oblong pseudobulbs and small leaves, with short inflorescences of yellow to orange flowers. Prefers partial shade, high humidity and good air movement.

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Sheathed Bulbophyllum

Bulbophyllum spathulatum

Cool to intermediate miniature from the eastern Himalayas and Indochina, growing on mossy branches between 1000 to 2000 m. It carries short, sheathed pseudobulbs and produces umbels of pink to orange flowers on slender stems. Best in partial shade, high humidity and evenly moist but airy media.

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Papaya

Carica quercifolia

The stem will grow to 60 centimetres in diameter and reach from 3-5m. It preferring a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The flowers are greenish-yellow. The genera name means from the leaves resembles with fig-leaves. The species name means 'with leaves like the oaks'.

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Green Parish’s Chiloschista

Chiloschista parishii 'Green'

Leafless Chiloschista form with greenish, colourful flowers on arching spikes, found in hot to warm lowland forests from India and Nepal to Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Grows best mounted in bright light with intermediate temperatures, frequent watering and very high humidity.

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Asian Ghost Orchid

Chiloschista usneoides

Cool-growing leafless Chiloschista from montane forests of the western and eastern Himalayas and northern Thailand, typically at 1600 to 1700 m. Plants form pendent curtains of roots that carry many pale green flowers with white lips and a sweet fragrance. Needs bright filtered light, very high humidity and cool to intermediate temperatures.

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Plant profile

Cyclamen Purpurascens

This is a beautiful and rare plant often with silver-patterned leathery leaves, and very sweetly scented pink to carmine flowers and which is hardy throughout the British Isles. Unusual for a cyclamen, flowering starts in early June and may last until almost Christmas. It is originally from the alps.

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Enchanting Dendrobium

Dendrobium bellatulum

Miniature member of section Formosae from montane forests of the eastern Himalaya, southern China and Indochina, usually on tree trunks between about 900-2100 m. Short canes carry a few leaves and produce large, white, tubular flowers with a yellow throat and purple markings. Best grown cool to intermediate with high humidity, medium light, and a distinct drier, brighter winter rest to encourage flowering.

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Benson’s Dendrobium

Dendrobium bensoniae

Medium-sized epiphyte from moist forests of northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and nearby regions, typically on trees in lowland to lower montane forest around 500-1500 m. Canes are erect to pendulous and bear showy white flowers with a yellow and purple lip near the nodes. In cultivation it enjoys intermediate temperatures, bright filtered light, high humidity and a marked drier winter period after leaf fall.

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Hairy Column-foot Dendrobium

Dendrobium capillipes

Miniature to small epiphyte from dry deciduous and montane forests of the eastern Himalaya and Indochina, usually in exposed positions at 800-1500 m. Slender, clustered canes carry deciduous leaves and short racemes of bright yellow, fragrant flowers from the upper leafless nodes. Grow cool to intermediate with high light, good air movement, and a clearly drier, cooler winter rest followed by heavier watering in the growing season.

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Dendrobium jenkinsii

Dendrobium jenkinsii

It is a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte, which reaching a height of 6-10 cm, with clustered, branching, fusiform to ovoid-oblong, 4 ribbed, somewhat flattened, 3-5 cm long pseudobulbs carrying a single, terminal, thickened, leathery, rigid, oval to oblong, obtuse, notched, 3-5 cm long leaves.

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Drosera anglica

Drosera anglica, commonly known as the great sundew or English sundew, is one of the most striking carnivorous plants of European peatlands and bog pools. This species is distinguished by its long, narrow, strap-shaped leaves, which lie low or gently arch over the surface of wet peat or shallow water. Each leaf is densely covered with red glandular tentacles that secrete shimmering droplets of sticky mucilage. Drosera anglica is strongly associated with open, waterlogged habitats, often growing directly in shallow bog pools, wet hollows, or floating sphagnum mats. It prefers full sun, cool temperatures, and consistently saturated, acidic conditions. The species occurs across parts of Northern and Western Europe. In early to mid-summer, slender flower stalks rise well above the trapping leaves, carrying small white flowers.

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Drosera binata

A sundew from the temperate and subtropical regions of Australia and New Zealand

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Drosera intermedia

Drosera intermedia, commonly known as the oblong-leaved sundew or spoonleaf sundew, is a delicate yet highly specialized carnivorous plant native to European bogs, fens, and wet heathlands. Unlike the flat rosette of Drosera rotundifolia, Drosera intermedia typically forms a more upright, semi-erect growth habit. Its narrow, elongated leaves rise from the center of the plant and are densely covered with red glandular tentacles that exude sticky droplets of mucilage. These glistening traps efficiently capture small flying and crawling insects, which are then slowly enveloped by the leaf as it curls inward to digest its prey. Drosera intermedia favors constantly wet conditions and is often found growing directly in shallow standing water or saturated sphagnum moss. It is characteristic of open, sun-exposed bog pools and wet depressions, where competition from larger plants is minimal. In summer, the plant produces slender flower stalks bearing small white blossoms.

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Drosera rotundifolia

Drosera rotundifolia

Drosera rotundifolia, commonly known as the round-leaved sundew, is one of Europe’s most iconic carnivorous plants and a true symbol of nutrient-poor bog ecosystems. This small perennial forms a flat rosette of round, spoon-shaped leaves, each covered with fine red tentacles tipped with glistening droplets of sticky mucilage. Drosera rotundifolia thrives in acidic, water-saturated environments such as raised bogs, fens, and peatlands. It is widely distributed across northern and central Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany, and extends across much of the Northern Hemisphere. In summer, it produces delicate white flowers on long stalks that rise well above the sticky leaves: an elegant adaptation that protects pollinators from becoming unintended prey. Despite its modest size, the round-leaved sundew plays an important ecological role as an indicator species of intact, undisturbed bog habitats. Its presence signals clean water, low nutrient input, and a finely balanced microclimate.

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Clemens’ Epigeneium

Epigeneium clemensiae

Small epiphytic species from dense forests of southern China, Laos and Vietnam, usually on tree trunks around 1000-1300 m. Compact pseudobulbs bear one or two leaves and short inflorescences with pale flowers produced over a long season. A cool to warm-intermediate grower, it prefers medium light, high humidity and evenly moist conditions with good drainage and air movement.

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Devil's Ivy, Golden Pothos

Epipremnum Aureum

originated from the French Polynesian island Mo‘orea

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Common Pocket-moss

Fissidens taxifolius

Widely distributed moss across the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere (e.g. Europe and North America)

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