Silver Dollar Plant

Plants > Flowering Plants

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Silver Dollar PlantScientific Name: Lunaria annuaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Flowering PlantsSize: Plant height: 24–36 in (60–90 cm); Seed pod diameter: 1.0–1.8 in (2.5–4.5 cm)Weight: Herbaceous biomass: 3.5–7.0 oz (100–200 g) per mature...

European Mantisfly

Invertebrates > Insects

AT A GLANCECommon Name: European MantisflyScientific Name: Mantispa styriacaCategory: InvertebratesSubcategory: InsectsSize: Body length: 0.7–1.0 in (18–25 mm); wingspan: 1.2–1.4 in (30–35 mm)Weight: 0.003–0.007 oz (0.1–0.2 g); lightweight, highly predatory...

Rosy-red Bolete

Fungi > Boletes

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rosy-red BoleteScientific Name: Rubroboletus rhodoxanthusCategory: FungiSubcategory: BoletesSize: Cap diameter: 4.0–8.0 in (10–20 cm); Stipe height: 3.0–6.0 in (8–15 cm)Weight: 7.0–18.0 oz (200–500 g) per mature fruiting bodyLifespan: Fruiting...

Mirror Orchid

Plants > Orchids & Asparagales

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Mirror OrchidScientific Name: Ophrys speculumCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Orchids & AsparagalesSize: Plant height: 4–12 in (10–30 cm); Flower diameter: 0.8–1.2 in (2.0–3.0 cm)Weight: Herbaceous perennial (fleshy underground...

Eurasian Crag Martin

Birds > Passerines

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Eurasian Crag MartinScientific Name: Ptyonoprogne rupestrisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: PasserinesRange: Southern Europe, the Mediterranean basin, North Africa, the Middle East, and across Central Asia to the Himalayas and western ChinaHabitat...