Paris quadrifolia, SE: Ormbär, DE: Vierblättrige Einbeere,
NL: Eenbes, UK: Herb Paris, True-lover's

Scientific name:		Paris quadrifolia L.
Swedish name:		Ormbär
German name:		Vierblättrige Einbeere
Nederlandse naam:		Eenbes
English name:		Herb Paris, True-lover's Knot
Plant Family:		Melanthiaceae, Trilliaceae, Trebladsväxter

Life form:		Rhizomatous, perennial herb
Stems:		Upright stem; four leaves in a whorl near the top of the unbranched stem.
Leaves:		4 obovate to elliptic pointed leaves in two opposite pairs
Flowers:		Narrow greenish filiform petals and green petaloid sepals
Flowering Period:		May, June
Fruits:		Blueberry-like fruit, which is poisonous.
Habitat:		Forests, thicket

Derivation of the botanical name: Paris from par (paris), equal on account of the regularity of its leaves. quadrifolia, four-leaved. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.