Plants & Animals of Czechia
308 species — 0 curated with local names, 308 regional · Europe · Czech.
Regional highlights
- Temperate broadleaf and boreal forests with oak, beech and birch
- Mediterranean olive, thyme and lavender cultivation belts
- Long-standing herbal pharmacopoeias and protected Natura habitats
Regional species
- Wych elmUlmus glabraUlmaceaetimber
- LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaeaEricaceaefruiturinary
- Great mulleinVerbascum thapsusScrophulariaceaecoughear oil
- VervainVerbena officinalisVerbenaceaecalmingritual
- Heath speedwellVeronica officinalisPlantaginaceaetea
- Guelder roseViburnum opulusAdoxaceaecrampsornamental
- Lesser periwinkleVinca minorApocynaceaeground covervincamine
- Sweet violetViola odorataViolaceaeperfumecough
- HeartseaseViola tricolorViolaceaeskintea
- European mistletoeViscum albumSantalaceaefolkloreblood pressure
- Chaste treeVitex agnus-castusLamiaceaehormonal balance
- European sturgeonAcipenser sturioAcipenseridaecaviarcritically endangered
- SkylarkAlauda arvensisAlaudidaefarmland songbird
- BarbelBarbus barbusCyprinidaeriver fish
- Black storkCiconia nigraCiconiidaeforest wetland bird
- Common cuckooCuculus canorusCuculidaebrood parasite
- Black woodpeckerDryocopus martiusPicidaeforest bird
- Northern pikeEsox luciusEsocidaefreshwater predator
- European wildcatFelis silvestrisFelidaeforest cat
- Common pond skaterGerris lacustrisGerridaewalks on water
- White-tailed eagleHaliaeetus albicillaAccipitridaesea eagle
- Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosaScolopacidaewader
- Pine martenMartes martesMustelidaeforest carnivore
- European rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusLeporidaemeatpet
- Eurasian magpiePica picaCorvidaeintelligent bird
- Green woodpeckerPicus viridisPicidaeant eater
- Common frogRana temporariaRanidaegarden amphibian
- Brown troutSalmo truttaSalmonidaegame fish
- Eurasian wrenTroglodytes troglodytesTroglodytidaetiny songbird
- John DoryZeus faberZeidaefood fish
- MangoMangifera indicaAnacardiaceaeedible fruitleaf tea
- PapayaCarica papayaCaricaceaeedible fruitdigestive
- Aloe veraAloe veraAsphodelaceaeburnsskin care
- GingerZingiber officinaleZingiberaceaespicecold & flu
- TurmericCurcuma longaZingiberaceaespiceanti-inflammatory
- BasilOcimum basilicumLamiaceaeculinary herbdigestive
- GarlicAllium sativumAmaryllidaceaespiceblood pressure
- GuavaPsidium guajavaMyrtaceaeedible fruitdiarrhoea
- Coconut palmCocos nuciferaArecaceaeoildrinkfibre
- MoringaMoringa oleiferaMoringaceaenutritionhypertension
- House sparrowPasser domesticusPasseridaeurban bird
- Western honey beeApis melliferaApidaehoneypollination
- Rock doveColumba liviaColumbidaeurban bird
- Barn swallowHirundo rusticaHirundinidaemigratory bird
- Cattle egretBubulcus ibisArdeidaefarmland bird
- LemonCitrus limonRutaceaefruitvitamin C
- Sweet orangeCitrus sinensisRutaceaefruitjuice
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumSolanaceaefoodlycopene
- Bird's eye chilliCapsicum frutescensSolanaceaespice
- PumpkinCucurbita pepoCucurbitaceaefoodseeds
- OkraAbelmoschus esculentusMalvaceaesoupfibre
- Bitter melonMomordica charantiaCucurbitaceaeblood sugarfood
- LemongrassCymbopogon citratusPoaceaeteafever
- Castor beanRicinus communisEuphorbiaceaeoilindustrial
- SesameSesamum indicumPedaliaceaeoilseeds
- GroundnutArachis hypogaeaFabaceaefoodoil
- SugarcaneSaccharum officinarumPoaceaesugarjuice
- Sweet potatoIpomoea batatasConvolvulaceaestaple food
- Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus roseusApocynaceaealkaloidsornamental
- Brown ratRattus norvegicusMuridaecommensal mammal
- Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeraptor
- Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaemigratory insect
- Green sea turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaemarine reptile
- Barn owlTyto albaTytonidaerodent control
- Nile tilapiaOreochromis niloticusCichlidaeaquaculture
- Century plantAgave americanaAsparagaceaefibresyrup
- OnionAllium cepaAmaryllidaceaefoodantibacterial
- Spring onionAllium fistulosumAmaryllidaceaefood
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasumAmaryllidaceaeculinary herb
- Red amaranthAmaranthus cruentusAmaranthaceaegrainleaf vegetable
- Smooth pigweedAmaranthus hybridusAmaranthaceaeleaf vegetable
- Cedar of LebanonCedrus libaniPinaceaetimbernational tree
- JimsonweedDatura stramoniumSolanaceaetoxicasthma (historic)
- FigFicus caricaMoraceaefruit
- AubergineSolanum melongenaSolanaceaevegetable
- Eurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisusAccipitridaeraptor
- Common mynaAcridotheres tristisSturnidaeurban bird
- MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaedabbling duck
- Common swiftApus apusApodidaeaerial insectivore
- Grey heronArdea cinereaArdeidaewetland bird
- Common buzzardButeo buteoAccipitridaeraptor
- Domestic dogCanis familiarisCanidaecompanionworking animal
- Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeapex marine predator
- GoldfishCarassius auratusCyprinidaeornamental fish
- Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeaphid control
- Common carpCyprinus carpioCyprinidaefood fish
- HorseEquus caballusEquidaetransportsport
- DonkeyEquus asinusEquidaepack animal
- Common kestrelFalco tinnunculusFalconidaehovering raptor
- Domestic catFelis catusFelidaecompanion animal
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebsFringillidaesongbird
- ChickenGallus gallus domesticusPhasianidaeeggsmeat
- Herring gullLarus argentatusLaridaecoastal bird
- House mouseMus musculusMuridaecommensal rodent
- OrcaOrcinus orcaDelphinidaeapex marine predator
- ChimpanzeePan troglodytesHominidaeclosest human relative
- Black redstartPhoenicurus ochrurosMuscicapidaeurban bird
- Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusPhyseteridaedeep diver
- Common pipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellusVespertilionidaeinsect-eating bat
- Black ratRattus rattusMuridaecommensal rodent
- Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaelargest fish
- Atlantic mackerelScomber scombrusScombridaefood fish
- Domestic pigSus scrofa domesticusSuidaemeat
- Atlantic bluefin tunaThunnus thynnusScombridaeprized food fish
- Bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeintelligent cetacean
- Northern lapwingVanellus vanellusCharadriidaefarmland wader
- Mourning doveZenaida macrouraColumbidaecommon bird
- Viviparous lizardZootoca viviparaLacertidaelive-bearing lizard
- English oakQuercus roburFagaceaetimberwildlife
- European beechFagus sylvaticaFagaceaetimberforest
- Silver birchBetula pendulaBetulaceaesapdiuretic
- ElderSambucus nigraAdoxaceaecordialcolds
- Stinging nettleUrtica dioicaUrticaceaesoupanaemia
- LavenderLavandula angustifoliaLamiaceaeoilsleep
- Dog roseRosa caninaRosaceaerosehip teavitamin C
- ThymeThymus vulgarisLamiaceaeculinary herbcough
- OliveOlea europaeaOleaceaeoilfruit
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillusEricaceaefruiteyesight
- Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeadaptable carnivore
- Red deerCervus elaphusCervidaewoodland herbivore
- European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaegarden bird
- Brown bearUrsus arctosUrsidaeforest omnivore
- Eurasian otterLutra lutraMustelidaeriver indicator
- White storkCiconia ciconiaCiconiidaemigratory bird
- Scots pinePinus sylvestrisPinaceaetimberresin
- Norway sprucePicea abiesPinaceaetimberforestry
- Silver firAbies albaPinaceaetimber
- European larchLarix deciduaPinaceaetimbermontane
- YewTaxus baccataTaxaceaetaxolchurchyard tree
- Common juniperJuniperus communisCupressaceaegindiuretic
- White willowSalix albaSalicaceaesalicinpain relief
- AspenPopulus tremulaSalicaceaetimberwildlife
- Black alderAlnus glutinosaBetulaceaeriverbank tree
- HazelCorylus avellanaBetulaceaenutscoppice
- Sweet chestnutCastanea sativaFagaceaenutstimber
- Small-leaved limeTilia cordataMalvaceaelinden teacalming
- Sycamore mapleAcer pseudoplatanusSapindaceaetimber
- European ashFraxinus excelsiorOleaceaetimbertool handles
- HawthornCrataegus monogynaRosaceaeheart tonichedging
- BlackthornPrunus spinosaRosaceaesloe ginhedging
- BlackberryRubus fruticosusRosaceaefruithedgerow
- Wild strawberryFragaria vescaRosaceaefruit
- BlackcurrantRibes nigrumGrossulariaceaevitamin Ccordial
- GrapevineVitis viniferaVitaceaewinefruit
- AppleMalus domesticaRosaceaefruitcider
- Wild cherryPrunus aviumRosaceaefruittimber
- WalnutJuglans regiaJuglandaceaenutsoil
- HopsHumulus lupulusCannabaceaebeersleep
- St John's wortHypericum perforatumHypericaceaemoodwounds
- YarrowAchillea millefoliumAsteraceaewoundsfever
- ChamomileMatricaria chamomillaAsteraceaesleepdigestion
- MarigoldCalendula officinalisAsteraceaeskinwounds
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalisLamiaceaecalmingtea
- PeppermintMentha x piperitaLamiaceaedigestiontea
- Common sageSalvia officinalisLamiaceaesore throatculinary
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinusLamiaceaeculinarymemory
- OreganoOriganum vulgareLamiaceaeculinaryantimicrobial
- FennelFoeniculum vulgareApiaceaedigestionculinary
- DandelionTaraxacum officinaleAsteraceaeliver tonicsalad
- Greater plantainPlantago majorPlantaginaceaewoundsbites
- ValerianValeriana officinalisCaprifoliaceaesleepanxiety
- ArnicaArnica montanaAsteraceaebruisesmontane
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpureaPlantaginaceaecardiac glycosidestoxic
- Common poppyPapaver rhoeasPapaveraceaefield flowerremembrance
- HeatherCalluna vulgarisEricaceaemoorlandhoney
- BarleyHordeum vulgarePoaceaegrainbrewing
- OatAvena sativaPoaceaegrainskin care
- Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeapex predator
- Eurasian lynxLynx lynxFelidaeforest predator
- European badgerMeles melesMustelidaewoodland mammal
- Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeecosystem engineer
- Brown hareLepus europaeusLeporidaefarmland mammal
- Wild boarSus scrofaSuidaeforest omnivore
- Roe deerCapreolus capreolusCervidaewoodland deer
- ChamoisRupicapra rupicapraBovidaealpine mammal
- Alpine ibexCapra ibexBovidaealpine mammal
- European bisonBison bonasusBovidaerewilding icon
- Moose / elkAlces alcesCervidaeboreal herbivore
- ReindeerRangifer tarandusCervidaearctic herding
- European hedgehogErinaceus europaeusErinaceidaegarden mammal
- Red squirrelSciurus vulgarisSciuridaewoodland mammal
- Golden eagleAquila chrysaetosAccipitridaemontane raptor
- Eurasian eagle-owlBubo buboStrigidaenocturnal raptor
- Common blackbirdTurdus merulaTurdidaegarden bird
- Great titParus majorParidaegarden bird
- Common starlingSturnus vulgarisSturnidaemurmurations
- Common ravenCorvus coraxCorvidaeintelligent bird
- Common craneGrus grusGruidaemigratory bird
- Mute swanCygnus olorAnatidaewaterbird
- Atlantic salmonSalmo salarSalmonidaefisheriesmigration
- European eelAnguilla anguillaAnguillidaecritically endangered
- Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeforest amphibian
- European adderVipera berusViperidaevenomous snake
- Buff-tailed bumblebeeBombus terrestrisApidaepollination
- SwallowtailPapilio machaonPapilionidaebutterfly
- MonkshoodAconitum napellusRanunculaceaetoxicornamental
- Sweet flagAcorus calamusAcoraceaearomaticdigestive
- Horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSapindaceaevein healthshade
- AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaRosaceaedigestiveastringent
- BugleAjuga reptansLamiaceaeground cover
- Lady's mantleAlchemilla vulgarisRosaceaewomen's health
- Wild garlicAllium ursinumAmaryllidaceaefoodcirculation
- DillAnethum graveolensApiaceaeculinary herbdigestive
- AngelicaAngelica archangelicaApiaceaedigestiveliqueur
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefoliumApiaceaeculinary herb
- BurdockArctium lappaAsteraceaeroot vegetableskin
- WormwoodArtemisia absinthiumAsteraceaebitter tonicabsinthe
- AsparagusAsparagus officinalisAsparagaceaevegetable
- Deadly nightshadeAtropa belladonnaSolanaceaetoxicatropine
- DaisyBellis perennisAsteraceaelawn flowerwound herb
- BeetrootBeta vulgarisAmaranthaceaevegetableblood building
- BorageBorago officinalisBoraginaceaeoilsalad herb
- CabbageBrassica oleraceaBrassicaceaevegetable
- TurnipBrassica rapaBrassicaceaevegetable
- BoxwoodBuxus sempervirensBuxaceaehedgingcarving
- HempCannabis sativaCannabaceaefibreseed oil
- Shepherd's purseCapsella bursa-pastorisBrassicaceaebleedingfood
- CarawayCarum carviApiaceaespicedigestive
- HornbeamCarpinus betulusBetulaceaetimberhedging
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanusAsteraceaeeye washornamental
- ChicoryCichorium intybusAsteraceaecoffee substitutesalad
- Greater celandineChelidonium majusPapaveraceaewartstoxic
- Lily of the valleyConvallaria majalisAsparagaceaetoxicperfume
- CorianderCoriandrum sativumApiaceaespiceherb
- Cornelian cherryCornus masCornaceaefruittimber
- Mediterranean cypressCupressus sempervirensCupressaceaetimberlandscape
- QuinceCydonia oblongaRosaceaefruitjelly
- ArtichokeCynara cardunculusAsteraceaevegetableliver
- CarrotDaucus carotaApiaceaevegetablevitamin A
- TeaselDipsacus fullonumCaprifoliaceaewool cardingwildlife
- Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpureaAsteraceaeimmune support
- FireweedEpilobium angustifoliumOnagraceaeteaprostate
- Field horsetailEquisetum arvenseEquisetaceaesilicahair
- Sun spurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaEuphorbiaceaetoxic latex
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRosaceaepain reliefaspirin origin
- FumitoryFumaria officinalisPapaveraceaeskinliver
- CleaversGalium aparineRubiaceaelymphatictea
- Ground ivyGlechoma hederaceaLamiaceaeteaale herb
- LiquoriceGlycyrrhiza glabraFabaceaecoughsweetener
- English ivyHedera helixAraliaceaecoughornamental
- Sea buckthornHippophae rhamnoidesElaeagnaceaevitamin Coil
- HenbaneHyoscyamus nigerSolanaceaetoxichistoric sedative
- HyssopHyssopus officinalisLamiaceaecoughliqueur
- HollyIlex aquifoliumAquifoliaceaeornamentalwildlife
- Bearded irisIris germanicaIridaceaeorris rootperfume
- WoadIsatis tinctoriaBrassicaceaeblue dye
- Bay laurelLaurus nobilisLauraceaeculinary herb
- LettuceLactuca sativaAsteraceaesalad
- White dead-nettleLamium albumLamiaceaewomen's healthtea
- LentilLens culinarisFabaceaepulse
- MotherwortLeonurus cardiacaLamiaceaeheartcalming
- LovageLevisticum officinaleApiaceaeculinarydiuretic
- Wild privetLigustrum vulgareOleaceaehedging
- Madonna lilyLilium candidumLiliaceaeornamentalskin
- FlaxLinum usitatissimumLinaceaelinenlinseed oil
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCaprifoliaceaefragrancewildlife
- Purple loosestrifeLythrum salicariaLythraceaediarrhoeawetland
- Common mallowMalva sylvestrisMalvaceaesoothingfood
- AlfalfaMedicago sativaFabaceaefoddersprouts
- SpearmintMentha spicataLamiaceaeteadigestive
- PeppermintMentha piperitaLamiaceaedigestiveoil
- Black mulberryMorus nigraMoraceaefruit
- MyrtleMyrtus communisMyrtaceaeperfumeritual
- White water lilyNymphaea albaNymphaeaceaepond plantsedative
- Evening primroseOenothera biennisOnagraceaeoilskin
- MarjoramOriganum majoranaLamiaceaeculinary herb
- Common peonyPaeonia officinalisPaeoniaceaeornamental
- Opium poppyPapaver somniferumPapaveraceaeseedsmedicinal alkaloids
- Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaVitaceaeornamental
- ParsnipPastinaca sativaApiaceaevegetable
- RedshankPersicaria maculosaPolygonaceaeweeddye
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispumApiaceaeherbvitamin K
- Common beanPhaseolus vulgarisFabaceaepulse
- Common reedPhragmites australisPoaceaethatchwetland
- AnisePimpinella anisumApiaceaespicedigestive
- MasticPistacia lentiscusAnacardiaceaeresingum
- PeaPisum sativumFabaceaepulse
- Solomon's sealPolygonatum multiflorumAsparagaceaebruisesjoints
- PurslanePortulaca oleraceaPortulacaceaeomega-3salad
- Self-healPrunella vulgarisLamiaceaewoundssore throat
- PearPyrus communisRosaceaefruit
- Cork oakQuercus suberFagaceaecork
- Meadow buttercupRanunculus acrisRanunculaceaetoxicmeadow flower
- WeldReseda luteolaResedaceaeyellow dye
- BuckthornRhamnus catharticaRhamnaceaelaxative (historic)
- RedcurrantRibes rubrumGrossulariaceaefruit
- Black locustRobinia pseudoacaciaFabaceaetimberhoney
- Damask roseRosa damascenaRosaceaerose oilperfume
- RosemaryRosmarinus officinalisLamiaceaeherbmemory
- RaspberryRubus idaeusRosaceaefruitleaf tea
- SorrelRumex acetosaPolygonaceaesaladsour herb
- RueRuta graveolensRutaceaebitter herbcaution
- Wild sugarcaneSaccharum spontaneumPoaceaethatchsoil binding
- Great burnetSanguisorba officinalisRosaceaebleeding
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalisCaryophyllaceaenatural soap
- Summer savorySatureja hortensisLamiaceaeculinary herb
- Milk thistleSilybum marianumAsteraceaeliver
- White mustardSinapis albaBrassicaceaecondiment
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaureaAsteraceaeurinary
- RowanSorbus aucupariaRosaceaefruitfolklore
- BetonyStachys officinalisLamiaceaeheadachetea
- ComfreySymphytum officinaleBoraginaceaebruisestopical only
- FeverfewTanacetum partheniumAsteraceaemigraine
- TansyTanacetum vulgareAsteraceaeinsect repellenttoxic
- Red cloverTrifolium pratenseFabaceaefoddermenopause
- Bread wheatTriticum aestivumPoaceaestaple grain
- Durum wheatTriticum durumPoaceaepasta
- ColtsfootTussilago farfaraAsteraceaecough (caution)