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Galega officinalis, commonly known as galega[2] or goat's-rue, [3] is a herbaceous plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the legume family Fabaceae. [4] It is native to parts of northern Africa, western Asia and Europe, but is widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. [4][2] The plant has been extensively cultivated as a forage crop, an ornamental, a bee plant, and as green manure. [4][5] G ...
Syringa vulgaris, the lilac or common lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae, native to the Balkan Peninsula, where it grows on rocky hills. [1][2][3] Grown in spring for its scented flowers, this large shrub or small tree is widely cultivated and has been naturalized in parts of Europe, Asia and North America.
However, as Andrew acknowledges in a preface to The Lilac Fairy Book (1910), "The fairy books have been almost wholly the work of Mrs. Lang, who has translated and adapted them from the French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and other languages."
She left her home, the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden to Connecticut Landmarks and the land to Bethlehem Land Trust. [6] She is one of three protagonists in Martha Hall Kelly's World War II historical fiction novel, Lilac Girls.
Syringa is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family or Oleaceae [1] called lilacs. These lilacs are native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere. [2][3][4][5] The genus is most closely related to Ligustrum (privet), classified with it in Oleaceae tribus ...
The Overstory is a novel by Richard Powers published in 2018 by W. W. Norton & Company. It is Powers' twelfth novel. The book is about nine Americans whose unique life experiences with trees bring them together to address the destruction of forests. Powers was inspired to write the work while teaching at Stanford University, after he encountered giant redwood trees for the first time. [1] The ...
Lilac is a light shade of pink representing the average color of most lilac flowers. The colors of some lilac flowers may be equivalent to the colors shown below as pale lilac, rich lilac, or deep lilac.
French lilac is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Syringa vulgaris of the family Oleaceae. Galega officinalis, of the family Papilionaceae.