JUICE.NET is the first tool in vegetation ecology capable of generating vegetation profile diagrams from phytosociological relevés.
Each image is assembled using a freely accessible R script that combines individual plant illustrations into a complete profile view. Most species illustrations were created with the help of the DALL·E model, which was used to enhance photographs of overall plant habit specifically taken for this purpose. Some species were generated without photographic reference or based on existing photographs available on Pladias.cz.
The visual appearance of the plants is adapted to ensure that each species can be recognized by its general habit. As a result, fine morphological details and subtle differences between closely related taxa are not identifiable in the illustrations.
Special thanks go to Pavel Veselý and Milan Chytrý, who kindly provided their own photographs for this project.
Currently, our database includes hundreds of species, enabling meaningful construction of vegetation profiles for a substantial portion of Central European vegetation. The number, accuracy, and visual quality of profile images will continue to grow in order to achieve vegetation diagrams as realistic and faithful as possible.
Limitations:
The program is currently capable of meaningfully constructing profiles of non-forest terrestrial vegetation and the herb layer of forest vegetation.
It is not suitable for displaying complete forest vegetation profiles or fully submerged aquatic communities.
Adonis aestivalis
Adonis vernalis
Aegopodium podagraria
Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimonia procera
Agrostis canina
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis stolonifera
Achillea collina
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium agg.
Ajuga genevensis
Ajuga chamaepitys
Ajuga chamaepitys ssp. chamaepitys
Ajuga reptans
Alchemilla
Alchemilla monticola
Alliaria petiolata
Allium flavum
Allium montanum
Allium oleraceum
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium senescens
Allium senescens ssp. montanum
Alopecurus aequalis
Alopecurus pratensis
Alyssum alyssoides
Alyssum montanum
Amaranthus blitum
Amaranthus retroflexus
Anagallis arvensis
Anagallis foemina
Anemone nemorosa
Angelica sylvestris
Anthericum ramosum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Anthoxanthum odoratum agg.
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthyllis vulneraria
Apera spica-venti
Arabidopsis arenosa
Arabis turrita
Arctium minus
Arctium tomentosum
Arenaria serpyllifolia agg.
Aristolochia clematitis
Armeria elongata
Armeria elongata ssp. elongata
Armeria elongata ssp. serpentini
Arrhenatherum elatius
Artemisia absinthium
Artemisia campestris
Artemisia pontica
Artemisia vulgaris
Asarum europaeum
Asparagus officinalis
Asperula cynanchica
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium septentrionale
Asplenium trichomanes
Astragalus glyciphyllos
Athyrium filix-femina
Atriplex patula
Atropa bella-donna
Avena fatua
Avenella flexuosa
Avenula pubescens
Ballota nigra
Barbarea vulgaris
Bellis perennis
Berteroa incana
Betonica officinalis
Bistorta major
Bistorta officinalis
Brachypodium pinnatum
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Briza media
Bromus benekenii
Bromus erectus
Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus japonicus
Bromus ramosus
Bromus sterilis
Bromus tectorum
Buglossoides purpurocaerulea
Bupleurum falcatum
Calamagrostis arundinacea
Calamagrostis canescens
Calamagrostis epigejos
Calamagrostis villosa
Calluna vulgaris
Caltha palustris
Calystegia sepium
Camelina microcarpa
Campanula glomerata
Campanula patula
Campanula persicifolia
Campanula rapunculoides
Campanula rotundifolia agg.
Campanula sibirica
Campanula trachelium
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Cardamine impatiens
Cardamine pratensis
Carduus acanthoides
Carduus crispus
Carex acuta
carex acutiformis
Carex digitata
Carex echinata
Carex flacca
Carex flava
Carex hirta
Carex humilis
Carex leporina
Carex michelii
Carex montana
Carex nigra
Carex oederi
Carex pallescens
Carex panicea
Carex paniculata
Carex pilosa
Carex praecox
Carex remota
Carex rostrata
Carex sylvatica
Carex vesicaria
Carlina acaulis
Carlina vulgaris agg.
Centaurea jacea
Centaurea phrygia agg.
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea stoebe
Centaurea triumfettii
Centaurium erythraea
Cerastium arvense
Cerastium fontanum
Cerastium holosteoides
Cerastium holosteoides ssp. vulgare
Cichorium intybus
Circaea lutetiana
Cirsium acaulon
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium canum
Cirsium heterophyllum
Cirsium oleraceum
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium pannonicum
Cirsium vulgare
Clinopodium vulgare
Comarum palustre
Conium maculatum
Consolida regalis
Convallaria majalis
Convolvulus arvensis
Conyza canadensis
Cota austriaca
Crepis biennis
Crepis capillaris
Crepis foetida
Crepis foetida ssp. foetida
Crepis foetida ssp. rhoeadifolia
Crepis paludosa
Cruciata laevipes
Cruciata verna
Cyclamen purpurascens
Cymbalaria muralis
Cynodon dactylon
Cynoglossum officinale
Cynosurus cristatus
Cystopteris fragilis
Cytisus nigricans
Cytisus procumbens
Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata agg.
Dactylis glomerata s.l.
Dactylis polygama
Dactylorhiza incarnata
Dactylorhiza majalis
Danthonia decumbens
Daphne mezereum
Daucus carota
Dentaria bulbifera
Descurainia sophia
Deschampsia cespitosa
Dianthus carthusianorum
Dianthus carthusianorum agg.
Dianthus carthusianorum s.l.
Dianthus deltoides
Dianthus pontederae
Dictamnus albus
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitaria sanguinalis
Dipsacus fullonum
Dorycnium pentaphyllum agg.
Drosera anglica
Drosera rotundifolia
Dryopteris carthusiana
Dryopteris filix-mas
Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinops sphaerocephalus
Echium vulgare
Eleocharis palustris agg.
Elymus hispidus
Elymus repens
Elytrigia intermedia
Elytrigia repens
Empetrum nigrum agg.
Epilobium adenocaulon
Epilobium angustifolium
Epilobium dodonaei
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium montanum
Epilobium parviflorum
Epipactis helleborine agg.
Epipactis palustris
Equisetum arvense
Equisetum fluviatile
Equisetum palustre
Equisetum ramosissimum
Equisetum sylvaticum
Equisetum telmateia
Eragrostis minor
Erigeron acris agg.
Erigeron annuus
Erigeron annuus agg.
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum vaginatum
Eryngium campestre
Eupatorium cannabinum
Euphorbia amygdaloides
Euphorbia cyparissias
Euphorbia esula
Euphorbia exigua
Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphrasia nemorosa
Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia officinalis
Euphrasia stricta
Falcaria vulgaris
Fallopia convolvulus
Festuca gigantea
Festuca ovina
Festuca pallens
Festuca pratensis
Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra agg.
Festuca rupicola
Festuca valesiaca
Filipendula ulmaria
Filipendula vulgaris
Fragaria moschata
Fragaria vesca
Fragaria viridis
Fumaria officinalis
Galatella linosyris
Galega officinalis
Galeobdolon luteum agg.
Galeobdolon montanum
Galeopsis angustifolia
Galeopsis bifida
Galeopsis speciosa
Galeopsis tetrahit
Galeopsis tetrahit agg.
Galinsoga parviflora
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Galium album
Galium aparine
Galium boreale
Galium boreale ssp. boreale
Galium glaucum
Galium intermedium
Galium mollugo
Galium mollugo agg.
Galium odoratum
Galium palustre
Galium palustre agg.
Galium pumilum agg.
Galium rotundifolium
Galium sylvaticum
Galium sylvaticum agg.
Galium uliginosum
Galium verum
Galium verum agg.
Genista germanica
Genista pilosa
Genista tinctoria
Gentiana asclepiadea
Geranium dissectum
Geranium palustre
Geranium pratense
Geranium pusillum
Geranium robertianum
Geranium sanguineum
Geum urbanum
Glechoma hederacea agg.
Glyceria fluitans
Gnaphalium sylvaticum
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Helianthemum grandiflorum
Hepatica nobilis
Heracleum sphondylium
Herniaria glabra
Herniaria hirsuta
Hieracium laevigatum
Hieracium lachenalii
Hieracium maculatum
Hieracium murorum
Hieracium pilosella
Hieracium sabaudum
Holcus lanatus
Holcus mollis
Homogyne alpina
Hordelymus europaeus
Hordeum murinum
Hottonia palustris
Hylotelephium maximum
Hylotelephium telephium agg.
Hyoscyamus niger
Hypericum hirsutum
Hypericum maculatum
Hypericum perforatum
Hypochaeris glabra
Hypochaeris radicata
Chaerophyllum aromaticum
Chaerophyllum bulbosum
Chaerophyllum hirsutum
Chaerophyllum temulum
Chamaecytisus austriacus
Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis
Chelidonium majus
Chenopodium album
Chenopodium album agg.
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Chenopodium glaucum
Chenopodium hybridum
Chenopodium polyspermum
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens noli-tangere
Impatiens parviflora
Inula britannica
Inula conyzae
Inula ensifolia
Inula hirta
Inula oculus-christi
Inula salicina
Iris pseudacorus
Iris variegata
Juncus articulatus
Juncus effusus
Juncus filiformis
Juncus inflexus
Juncus tenuis
Juncus trifidus
Knautia arvensis
Knautia arvensis agg.
Knautia drymeia
Koeleria macrantha
Koeleria pyramidata
Lactuca serriola
Lactuca viminea
Lamium album
Lamium maculatum
Lamium purpureum
Lappula squarrosa
Lapsana communis
Lathyrus pratensis
Lathyrus tuberosus
Lathyrus vernus
Leontodon hispidus
Lepidium draba
Leucanthemum vulgare
Leucanthemum vulgare agg.
Ligusticum mutellina
Linaria genistifolia
Linaria vulgaris
Linum austriacum
Linum catharticum
Linum flavum
Listera ovata
Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum
Lolium perenne
Lotus corniculatus
Lotus maritimus
Lunaria rediviva
Lupinus polyphyllus
Luzula campestris
Luzula campestris agg.
Luzula divulgata
Luzula luzuloides
Luzula pilosa
Lycopodium annotinum
Lycopodium clavatum
Lycopsis arvensis
Lycopus europaeus
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Lychnis viscaria
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia vulgaris
Lythrum salicaria
Maianthemum bifolium
Malva alcea
Malva neglecta
Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria chamomilla
Medicago falcata
Medicago lupulina
Medicago lupulina
Medicago sativa
Medicago x varia
Melampyrum arvense
Melampyrum cristatum
Melampyrum nemorosum
Melampyrum pratense
Melampyrum sylvaticum
Melica ciliata
Melica nutans
Melica transsilvanica
Melica uniflora
Melilotus albus
Melilotus officinalis
Mentha arvensis
Mentha longifolia
Menyanthes trifoliata
Mercurialis annua
Mercurialis perennis
Microrrhinum minus
Milium effusum
Molinia arundinacea
Molinia caerulea
Molinia caerulea agg.
Molinia caerulea s.l.
Muscari comosum
Mycelis muralis
Myosotis arvensis
Myosotis palustris
Myosotis palustris agg.
Myosotis palustris ssp. laxiflora
Myosotis palustris ssp. palustris
Myosoton aquaticum
Nardus stricta
Nigella arvensis
Nonea pulla
Odontites luteus
Odontites vernus
Onobrychis arenaria
Onobrychis viciifolia
Ononis spinosa
Onopordum acanthium
Origanum vulgare
Oxalis acetosella
Oxalis corniculata
Oxalis stricta
Papaver argemone
papaver dubium
papaver dubium agg.
Papaver rhoeas
Parietaria officinalis
Paris quadrifolia
Parnassia palustris
Pastinaca sativa
Pedicularis palustris
Persicaria lapathifolia
Persicaria minor
Petasites albus
Petasites hybridus
Petrorhagia prolifera
Peucedanum alsaticum
Peucedanum cervaria
Peucedanum palustre
Phalaris arundinacea
Phegopteris connectilis
Phleum phleoides
Phleum pratense
Phragmites australis
Phyteuma spicatum
Picris hieracioides
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella officinarum
Pilosella officinarum
Pimpinella major
Pimpinella saxifraga
Pimpinella saxifraga agg.
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago major
Plantago media
Platanthera bifolia
Platanthera chlorantha
Poa angustifolia
Poa annua
Poa compressa
Poa nemoralis
Poa palustris
Poa pratensis
Poa pratensis agg.
Poa trivialis
Polygala comosa
Polygala major
Polygonatum multiflorum
Polygonatum odoratum
Polygonatum verticillatum
Polygonum aviculare
Polygonum aviculare agg.
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare agg.
Polystichum lonchitis
Potentilla alba
Potentilla anserina
Potentilla arenaria
Potentilla argentea
Potentilla aurea
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla incana
Potentilla reptans
Potentilla verna
Potentilla verna agg.
Prenanthes purpurea
Primula elatior
Primula veris
Prunella grandiflora
Prunella vulgaris
Prunus fruticosa
Pseudoturritis turrita
Pteridium aquilinum
Puccinellia distans
Pulmonaria obscura
Pulmonaria officinalis
Pulmonaria officinalis agg.
Pulmonaria officinalis s.l.
Pulsatilla alpina ssp. alba
Pulsatilla grandis
Pulsatilla pratensis ssp. bohemica
Pyrethrum corymbosum
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus auricomus agg.
Ranunculus bulbosus
Ranunculus lanuginosus
Ranunculus polyanthemos
Ranunculus repens
Ranunculus sceleratus
Reseda lutea
Reseda luteola
Rhinanthus alectorolophus
Rhynchospora alba
Rosa gallica
Rubus caesius
Rubus fruticosus agg.
Rubus idaeus
Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosella
Rumex alpinus
Rumex aquaticus
Rumex crispus
Rumex obtusifolius
Salvia glutinosa
Salvia nemorosa
Salvia pratensis
Salvia verticillata
Sambucus ebulus
Sanguisorba minor
Sanguisorba officinalis
Sanicula europaea
Saponaria officinalis
Saxifraga paniculata
Scabiosa canescens
Scabiosa columbaria
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Scirpus radicans
Scirpus sylvaticus
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Scrophularia nodosa
Scutellaria galericulata
Securigera varia
Sedum album
Sedum reflexum
Sedum sexangulare
Sedum spurium
Selinum carvifolia
Senecio aquaticus
Senecio erraticus
Senecio germanicus
Senecio hercynicus
Senecio jacobaea
Senecio nemorensis
Senecio nemorensis agg.
Senecio ovatus
Senecio sylvaticus
Senecio viscosus
Senecio vulgaris
Serratula tinctoria
Seseli hippomarathrum
Seseli osseum
Sesleria caerulea
Sesleria varia
Setaria pumila
Setaria viridis
Schoenoplectus lacustris
Sideritis montana
Silene latifolia
Silene latifolia ssp. alba
Silene noctiflora
Silene nutans
Silene vulgaris
Sinapis arvensis
Solanum dulcamara
Solanum nigrum agg.
Solidago virgaurea
Sonchus arvensis
Sonchus asper
Sonchus oleraceus
Stachys annua
Stachys palustris
Stachys recta
Stachys sylvatica
Stellaria graminea
Stellaria holostea
Stellaria media
Stellaria media agg.
Stenactis annua
Steris viscaria
Stipa capillata
Stipa pennata
Succisa pratensis
Swertia perennis
Symphytum officinale
Tanacetum corymbosum
Tanacetum vulgare
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum
Teucrium botrys
Teucrium chamaedrys
Thalictrum simplex ssp. galioides
Thlaspi arvense
Thymus glabrescens
Thymus pannonicus
Thymus praecox
Thymus pulegioides
Torilis japonica
Tragopogon dubius
Tragopogon orientalis
Tragopogon pratensis
Trifolium alpestre
Trifolium arvense
Trifolium aureum
Trifolium campestre
Trifolium hybridum
Trifolium medium
Trifolium montanum
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium repens
Trichophorum alpinum
Tripleurospermum inodorum
Trisetum flavescens
Tussilago farfara
Typha angustifolia
Typha latifolia
Urtica dioica
Vaccinium myrtillus
Vaccinium oxycoccos
Vaccinium oxycoccos agg.
Vaccinium uliginosum
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Valeriana dioica
Valeriana officinalis
Verbascum chaixii ssp. austriacum
Verbascum chaixii subsp. austriacum
Verbascum lychnitis
Verbascum thapsus
Veronica arvensis
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica chamaedrys agg.
Veronica officinalis
Veronica persica
Veronica prostrata
Veronica scutellata
Veronica spicata
Veronica teucrium
Veronica vindobonensis
Vicia cracca
Vicia hirsuta
Vicia sativa
Vicia sepium
Vicia sylvatica
Vicia tenuifolia
Vicia tetrasperma
Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
Viola arvensis
Viola collina
Viola hirta
Viola palustris
Viola reichenbachiana
Viola riviniana
Viola tricolor
Viola tricolor ssp. saxatilis
Viscaria vulgaris