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| A Beech Wood on Limestone on the Schwaebische Alb | 
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| This randomly selected wood north east of Meßstetten-Unterdigisheim is a beech wood typical for the Schwaebische Alb,
with some other trees as e.g. spruces, ashes, and sycamore, as well as hazel and elder bushes. Its northern exposed part is rich of species. 
 
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|  Fagus sylvatica / Beech
 Fagaceae / Beech Fam.
 
 |  |  Picea abies / Norway Spruce
 Pinaceae / Pine Fam.
 
 |  |  Fraxinus excelsior / Ash
 Oleaceae / Ash Fam.
 
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|  Acer pseudoplatanus / Sycamore Maple
 Sapindaceae / Golden-Rain Tree Fam.
 
 |  |  Corylus avellana / Hazel
 Betulaceae / Birch Fam.
 
 |  |  Sambucus nigra / Elder
 Viburnaceae / Muskroot Fam.
 
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|  Daphne mezereum / Mezereon
 Thymelaeaceae / Daphne Fam.
 
 |  |  Rubus idaeus / Raspberry
 Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
 
 |  |  Lonicera xylosteum / Fly Honeysuckle
 Caprifoliaceae / Honeysuckle Fam.
 
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|  Anemone nemorosa / Wood Anemone
 Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
 
 |  |  Primula elatior / Ox-lip
 Primulaceae / Primrose Fam.
 
 |  |  Oxalis acetosella / Wood Sorrel
 Oxalidaceae / Wood-Sorrel Fam.
 
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|  Lathyrus vernus / Spring Pea
 Fabaceae / Legumes
 
 |  |  Viola reichenbachiana / Early Dog Violet
 Violaceae / Violet Fam.
 
 |  |  Ajuga reptans / Bugle
 Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
 
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|  Lamium montanum / Mountain Yellow Archangel
 Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
 
 |  |  Galium odoratum / Woodruff
 Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.
 
 |  |  Mercurialis annua / Annual Mercury
 Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
 
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|  Helleborus foetidus / Stinking Hellebore
 Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
 
 |  |  Carex sylvatica / Wood Sedge
 Cyperaceae / Sedge Fam.
 
 |  |  Dryopteris affinis / Scaly Male Fern
 Dryopteridaceae / Shield Fern Fam.
 
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|  Actaea spicata / Baneberry
 Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
 
 |  |  Fragaria vesca / Wild Strawberry
 Rosaceae / Rose Fam.
 
 |  |  Maianthemum bifolium / May Lily, False Lily of the Valley
 Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.
 
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|  Paris quadrifolia / Herb Paris
 Melanthiaceae / False Helleborine Fam.
 
 |  |  Polygonatum multiflorum / Solomon's Seal
 Asparagacae / Asparagus Fam.
 
 |  |  Neottia nidus-avis, Bird's-Nest Orchid
 Orchidaceae / Orchids
 
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|  Melica uniflora / Wood Melick
 Poaceae / Grass Fam.
 
 |  |  Hordelymus europaeus / Wood Barley
 Poaceae / Grass Fam.
 
 |  |  Festuca altissima / Wood Fescue
 Poaceae / Grass Fam.
 
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|  Veronica officinalis / Heath Speedwell
 Plantaginaceae / Plantain Fam.
 
 |  |  Galium sylvaticum / Wood Bedstraw
 Rubiaceae / Bedstraw Fam.
 
 |  |  Stachys sylvatica / Hedge Woundwort
 Lamiaceae / Mint Fam.
 
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|  Euphorbia amygdaloides / Mediterranean Spurge
 Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
 
 |  |  Euphorbia dulcis / Sweet Spurge
 Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
 
 |  |  Euphorbia cyparissias / Cypress Spurge
 Euphorbiaceae / Spurge Fam.
 
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|  Campanula latifolia / Giant Bellflower
 Campanulaceae / Bellflower Fam.
 
 |  |  Scrophularia nodosa / Common Figwort
 Scrophulariaceae / Figwort Fam.
 
 |  |  Clematis vitalba / Traveller's Joy
 Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
 
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|  Hedera helix / Ivy
 Araliaceae / Ivy Fam.
 
 |  |  Aconitum lycoctonum subsp. vulparia / Yellow Wolfsbane
 Ranunculaceae / Buttercup Fam.
 
 |  |  Epilobium montanum / Broad-Leaved Willowherb
 Onagraceae / Willowherb Fam.
 
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|  Impatiens noli-tangere / Touch me not
 Balsaminaceae / Balsam Fam.
 
 |  |  Hypericum montanum / Pale St. John's-Wort
 Hypericaceae / St.John's Wort Fam.
 
 |  |  Asarum europaeum / Asarabacca
 Aristolochiaceae / Birthwort Fam.
 
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|  Geranium robertianum / Herb Robert
 Geraniaceae / Crane's-Bill Fam.
 
 |  |  Vicia sepium / Bush Vetch
 Fabaceae / Legumes
 
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 Naturally this list isn't complete. It will be continued on occasion.
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