PROTECTED PROTECTED PLANTS AND PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF ANIMALS OF

HUNGARYHUNGARY

Bajza Lenke Bajza Lenke PrimaryPrimary SchoolSchoolZsámbok, Hungary Zsámbok, Hungary

Hungary is a small country in Central Hungary is a small country in Central Europe. It has got hills, woods, rivers, Europe. It has got hills, woods, rivers, lakes and plains. A lot of plants and lakes and plains. A lot of plants and

animals are carefully protected all over animals are carefully protected all over the country, because they are in danger, the country, because they are in danger, they are rare, or they can be found only they are rare, or they can be found only in our country. Several national parks in our country. Several national parks

help to protect our natural surroundings.help to protect our natural surroundings.

HELLEBOREHELLEBOREThey come out in winter, They come out in winter, sometimes they grow from sometimes they grow from the snow.the snow.

It happens that they bloom It happens that they bloom in December.in December.

That is why it is called the That is why it is called the rose of Christmas.rose of Christmas.

Its flowers are the Its flowers are the harbingers of spring.harbingers of spring.

Most pMost pararts of it are ts of it are poisonous, but some of poisonous, but some of them are curative.them are curative.

It can be found in the It can be found in the Northern mountains.Northern mountains.

OPHRYSOPHRYS

Special kinds of orchids.Special kinds of orchids.

The female flowers form a kind of arthropod and so they invite The female flowers form a kind of arthropod and so they invite the males, which fly onto the flowers and pollinate thethe males, which fly onto the flowers and pollinate themm..

IRISIRISIt grows 10-30cm tall.It grows 10-30cm tall.

Its flowers are blue or Its flowers are blue or purple, and the perigone is purple, and the perigone is green.green.

It’s poisonous. You can It’s poisonous. You can see it onsee it on the coins of the coins of 20Fts. 20Fts.

Its flowers bloom only for Its flowers bloom only for some hours. some hours.

It can be found in the It can be found in the mountains of Zemplén mountains of Zemplén and inand in the Nyírség.the Nyírség.

PEONYPEONYExtremly rare.Extremly rare.90% of peonies living in 90% of peonies living in the the world can be found in world can be found in Hungary.Hungary.We can see them in May We can see them in May and June in the mountain and June in the mountain called Mecsek.called Mecsek.It likes half light.It likes half light.Its height is 40- 60 cm.Its height is 40- 60 cm.People used to collect it for People used to collect it for medical purposes.medical purposes.Its roots and seeds contain Its roots and seeds contain alcaloids which are good alcaloids which are good for antispasmfor antispasmodiodic and c and application of application of aan emetic.n emetic.

WATER CHESTNUTWATER CHESTNUTThe chestnut of the poor.The chestnut of the poor.It’s a rare water- plant.It’s a rare water- plant.It’s in danger in Europe, but It’s in danger in Europe, but here in Hungary we can find a here in Hungary we can find a lot of them.lot of them.Its floating leaves form roses Its floating leaves form roses on the surface of the water.on the surface of the water.It’s flowers give a marvellous It’s flowers give a marvellous colour to the water of the lakecolour to the water of the lake..Fishermen did not like them, Fishermen did not like them, because its burrs cabecause its burrs caughught in the t in the net.net.Its fruit was eaten.Its fruit was eaten.It tastes like chestnuts. People It tastes like chestnuts. People cooked it, made flour of it, and cooked it, made flour of it, and then they baked bread with it. then they baked bread with it. This plant lives in lake Tisza.This plant lives in lake Tisza.

LANNER OR SAKERLANNER OR SAKERIt is a raptorial.It is a raptorial.Tamed birds were used for Tamed birds were used for hunting for centuries.hunting for centuries.It is one of the rarest birds It is one of the rarest birds which we carefully keep in which we carefully keep in Hungary.Hungary.It lives in the woIt lives in the wooods of the ds of the mountains and the Great mountains and the Great Hungarian Plain.Hungarian Plain.It does not build own nestIt does not build own nest..It hatches eggs in the It hatches eggs in the deserted nests of other deserted nests of other raptorials or crows.raptorials or crows.The elder The elder birds live here all birds live here all year long, but the young year long, but the young spend the winter in North spend the winter in North AfricaAfrica..

TUFTED HERONTUFTED HERONIt lives in all lakes of Hungary, but It lives in all lakes of Hungary, but most of them live in the reeds the most of them live in the reeds the of Small Balaton. of Small Balaton.

Nowadays the number of it is Nowadays the number of it is rising.rising.

Earlier it was hunted because of Earlier it was hunted because of the marvellous feathers which the marvellous feathers which were worn by it during the mating were worn by it during the mating season. season.

It hunts in the shoals.It hunts in the shoals.

In autumn it looks for food in the In autumn it looks for food in the fieldsfields,, too. too.

It hatches eggs in reIt hatches eggs in reeeds and in ds and in trees by lakes.trees by lakes.

Both parents sit on 3-4 eggs.Both parents sit on 3-4 eggs.

LYNXLYNXIt disappeared from our It disappeared from our country for long time , but country for long time , but now we can find them now we can find them again in the woods of again in the woods of Northern mountain range Northern mountain range and the Alpsand the Alps

It has got a short tail, long It has got a short tail, long legs, whiskers and bushy legs, whiskers and bushy hair on its ears.hair on its ears.

It eats field mice and roes. It eats field mice and roes. ItIt’’s nocturnal.s nocturnal.

Normally it has got two or Normally it has got two or three descendants.three descendants.

YELLOW AND BACK YELLOW AND BACK SPOTTED LAND SPOTTED LAND SALAMANDERSALAMANDERThe only salamander The only salamander

which lives in Hungary.which lives in Hungary.

Amphibian. It spends Amphibian. It spends most of its life outside most of its life outside the water, but itthe water, but it needs it needs it for the reproduction.for the reproduction. Its food is worms, snaIts food is worms, snailils s and other invertebrateand other invertebrateaa..It is nocturnal.It is nocturnal.In winter it sleeps. The In winter it sleeps. The young salamander comyoung salamander comss into the world viviinto the world vividlydly..

BUTTERFLIESBUTTERFLIESCoenonympha oedippus

Plebejus sephirus

Macroglossum stellatarum

Melanargia galathea

Limenitis populi

Nymphalis antiopa