Get to know 6 plants selected from Hovd. Discover their scientific names, identifying features and growing needs.
Medicago lupulina
M. lupulina is an annual or short-lived perennial with a deep tap root, sprawling stems that become mat-like in mown grass, small, hairy, clover-like leaves and small, yellow, clover-like flowers from mid-spring to mid-summer, followed by b
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Cystopteris fragilis
Clump-forming, deciduous fern about 20cm tall, with upright rhizomes and tufts of lance-shaped pale, grey-green fronds to 45cm long, with segments sharply pointed at the tips
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Brassica juncea
This is the plant from which many types of oriental mustard greens have been bred. It looks very similar to other wild brassicas, with evergreen leaves and yellow flowers. It is extremely variable but the lower leaves are larger, on stalks,
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Papaver nudicaule
P. nudicaule is a perennial usually grown as an annual, with hairy, grey-green, pinnately lobed leaves and solitary, bowl-shaped, fragrant yellow, orange, reddish or white flowers, in summer
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Medicago sativa
Also known as 'alfalfa'or 'purple medic' this herbaceous perennial legume with a deep tap-root and clover-like green foliage produces small purple flowers in the summer followed by flat pea-like fruits. Used in many countries as animal foo
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Triticum aestivum
A hardy annual utilised for centuries as a cereal crop. Greyish-green leaves are long and narrow. Flowers appear in summer, with seeds ripening in late summer and autumn
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