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This category contains the native flora of Massachusetts as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are ...
Massachusetts: Mayflower: Epigaea repens: 1918 [30] Michigan: Apple blossom (state flower) Malus: 1897 [31] Dwarf lake iris (state wildflower) Iris lacustris: 1998 [32] Minnesota: Pink and white lady's slipper: Cypripedium reginae: 1902 (enacted 1967) [33] [34] Mississippi: Magnolia (state flower) Magnolia: 1900 (enacted 1952) [35] Tickseed ...
Chapter 162 of the Acts of 1997: An Act Designating the Song "The Great State of Massachusetts" as the State Glee Club Song ^ Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2003: An Act Designating the Bay State Tartan as the Official Tartan of the Commonwealth ^ Chapter 407 of the Acts of 2004: An Act Designating the Official Colors of the Commonwealth
Few flowering plants self-pollinate; some can provide their own pollen (self fertile), but require a pollinator to move the pollen; others are dependent on cross pollination from a genetically different source of viable pollen, through the activity of pollinators. One of the possible pollinators to assist in cross-pollination are honeybees.
Flora of Massachusetts (1 C, 32 P) Flora of Michigan (80 P) Flora of Minnesota (1 C, 65 P) Flora of Mississippi (74 P) ... List of U.S. state and territory flowers;
Plants fall into pollination syndromes that reflect the type of pollinator being attracted. These are characteristics such as: overall flower size, the depth and width of the corolla, the color (including patterns called nectar guides that are visible only in ultraviolet light), the scent, amount of nectar, composition of nectar, etc. [2] For example, birds visit red flowers with long, narrow ...
A pollinator garden is a type of garden designed with the intent of growing specific nectar and pollen-producing plants, in a way that attracts pollinating insects known as pollinators. [1] Pollinators aid in the production of one out of every three bites of food consumed by humans, and pollinator gardens are a way to offer support for these ...
The following is a list of Lepidoptera present in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. There are over 200 different species of moths in the state, but due to similarities many are often mistaken for other species.