The document describes several plants that bloom in early spring pastures in Slovenia, including black hellebore, common hazel, spring snowflake, primrose, spring crocus, winter/spring heath, willow, and poplar. Each plant entry provides the Latin and Slovenian names as well as the typical bloom time between February and May. Bees are noted as pollinators that collect nectar and pollen from willow catkins during their bloom period from March to late May.

1. FIRST SPRING PASTURES
By Nika T.
School: OŠ Slivnica pri Celju, Slovenia
School year: 2015/2016

2. FIRST SPRING PASTURES
★ BLACK HELLEBORE (Latin: Helleborus niger, Slovene: črni teloh)
★ COMMON HAZEL (Latin: Corylus avellana, Slovene: navadna leska)
★ SPRING SNOWFLAKE (Latin: Leucojum vernum, Slovene: veliki zvonček)
★ PRIMROSE (Latin: Primula vulgaris, Slovene: trobentica)
★ SPRING CROCUS (Latin: Crocus vernus, Slovene: pomladanski žafran)
★ WINTER/SPRING HEATH (Latin: Erica carnea, Slovene: spomladanska resa)
★ WILLOW (Latin: Salix, Slovene: vrba)
★ POPLAR (Latin: populus, Slovene: topol)

3. BLACK HELLEBORE
Latin: Helleborus niger
Slovene: črni teloh
BLOOM TIME:
➔ February–end of March

4. COMMON HAZEL
Latin: Corylus avellana
Slovene: navadna leska
BLOOM TIME:
➔ January–end of April

5. SPRING SNOWFLAKE
Latin: Leucojum vernum
Slovene: veliki zvonček
BLOOM TIME:
➔ February–end of March

6. PRIMROSE
Latin: Primula vulgaris
Slovene: trobentica
BLOOM TIME:
➔ February–May

7. BLOOM TIME:
➔ February–end of March
SPRING CROCUS
Latin: Crocus vernus
Slovene: pomladanski žafran

8. BLOOM TIME:
➔ February–end of June
WINTER/SPRING HEATH
Latin: Erica carnea
Slovene: spomladanska resa

9. Bees pollinating female willow catkins and collecting nectar.
Bees collecting pollen on male willow catkins.
BLOOM TIME:
➔ March–late May
WILLOW
Latin: Salix
Slovene: vrba

10. BLOOM TIME:
➔ March–late April
POPLAR
Latin: Populus
Slovene: topol