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Galearis spectabilis, commonly known as showy orchis [2] [3] or showy orchid, [2] is an orchid species of the genus Galearis. It is native to eastern Canada ( Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick) and much of the eastern half of the United States. In america they are found from eastern Oklahoma north to eastern South Dakota in the west and from ...
pl. adelphiae A bundle or structure of stamens forming one unit in an adelphous flower; for example, the stamen tube around the pistil of Hibiscus. adelphous Having organs, particularly filament s such as stamen s, connected into one or more adelphiae, whether in the form of bunches or tubes, such as is commonly seen in families such as Malvaceae. Usage of the term is not consistent; some ...
Flower. A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae ). Flowers consist of a combination of vegetative organs – sepals that enclose and protect the developing flower. These petals attract pollinators, and reproductive organs that produce gametophytes ...
Barrett says words like drag for wearing clothes of another gender or camp to mean excessively showy behavior or appearance came from Sandy and Julian popularizing the terms to the UK audience ...
Iris (plant) Iris. (plant) Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [ 1] with showy flowers. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is flags, while the plants of the subgenus ...
Eurybia spectabilis, commonly known as the eastern showy aster, [4] simply showy aster [5] or purple wood aster, is an herbaceous perennial native to the eastern United States. It is present along the coastal plain of the U.S. where it is most often found growing in dry, sandy soils. Although it is not considered threatened due to its extensive ...
Eurybia conspicua, commonly known as the western showy aster, [3] is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae.It is native to western Canada (from Manitoba to British Columbia) and the western United States (northern Cascades, northern Rockies, Black Hills, and other mountains of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota).
Asclepias speciosa is a specific monarch butterfly food and habitat plant. Additionally, phenylacetaldehyde produced by the plants attracts Synanthedon myopaeformis, the red-belted clearwing moth. [ 7] It is also a larval host for the dogbane tiger moth and the queen butterfly. [ 8]