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The origin of province flowers came from the American idea of state flowers, and was brought to Sweden by August Wickström and Paul Petter Waldenström in 1908. Waldenström published the proposal to introduce province flowers in the May 288, 1908 edition of the newspaper Stockholms Dagblad , and requested suggestions of species from the ...
A combination of characteristics is usually required to identify the plant. Identification of a non-flowering, non-fruiting plant with bare leaves may be difficult. Although some species of Trillium have petioles (leaf stalks) and/or distinctive leaf shapes, these features are seldom sufficient to identify the plant down to the species level.
Flowers are single flower-like, usually with a 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) capitula, surrounded by involucral bracts. The capitula's ray-florets are white, tongue-like, tip shallowly 3-toothed; disc florets are yellow, tubular, small. Stamens 5. Pistil of 2 fused carpels.
The specific name beccabunga has a common origin with bäckebunga, an archaic Swedish name for the plant used at the time when it was described by Carl Linnaeus. [2] Names with the same origin are still in use in other European languages, including beekpunge In Dutch, and bachbunge in German (meaning 'brook bunch', or 'brook pouch').
The flowers usually have five (occasionally 4, 6 or 7) pale to mid violet-blue petals fused together into a bell shape, about 12–30 mm (15 ⁄ 32 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 in) long and five long, pointed green sepals behind them. Plants with pale pink or white flowers may also occur. [6] The petal lobes are triangular and curve outwards.
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Some of the significant challenges Swedish wildlife faces include: Lack of protection for the few remaining old-growth forests, particularly in the north, severely impacts lichens, mosses, and insects. Use of alien species such as the lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) in forestry, potentially outcompeting the native Scots pine and Norway spruce.
Aquilegia (common names: granny's bonnet, [2] columbine) is a genus of about 130 species [1] of perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher elevations throughout the Northern Hemisphere, known for the spurred petals [3] of their flowers.