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Dryas octopetala (white dryas, Rosaceae) has a leaf rosette of leaf blades with a short petiole, slim, egg-shaped leaves with cordate bases with clearly and regularly toothed margins, and single flowers on usually long peduncles or stalks, two to four centimetres across. The flowers have seven to nine, often even more, white egg-shaped petals.
The flower, she recounts to her mother was the last flower she reached for before being seized. Other Greek authors making reference to the narcissus include Sophocles and Plutarch . Sophocles, in Oedipus at Colonus utilises narcissus in a symbolic manner, implying fertility, [ 216 ] allying it with the cults of Demeter and her daughter Kore ...
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning "juice" or "sap". [1]
Openclipart, also called Open Clip Art Library, is an online media repository of free-content vector clip art.The project hosts over 160,000 free graphics and has billed itself as "the largest community of artists making the best free original clipart for you to use for absolutely any reason".
Kalanchoe pinnata, commonly known as cathedral bells, air plant, life plant, miracle leaf, [2] Goethe plant, [3] and love bush, [4] is a succulent plant native to Madagascar.It is a popular houseplant and has become naturalized in tropical and subtropical areas.
"I mean, if you put a bill to fund the (border) wall on the floor on January 3 that will pass," he said. "The problem is, the swamp wants what the swamp wants and they’re going to try to attach ...
The body of this succulent plant is one or more enlarged rounded stems, 2.5–15 centimeters wide and 2.5–25 centimeters tall, though it usually is less than 15 centimeters in height. The shape of this stem is like an egg with the wider part towards the soil (ovoid) or like a ball shape (globose), but can be flattened out or sunken into the ...