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The flora of Nepal is one of the richest in the world due to the diverse climate, topology and geography of the country. Research undertaken in the late 1970s and early 1980s documented 5067 species of which 5041 were angiosperms and the remaining 26 species were gymnosperms. [1]
Dactylanthus taylorii, commonly known in English as wood rose [3] and in Māori as te pua o te rēinga [4] ("flower of the underworld"), is a fully parasitic flowering plant, the only one endemic to New Zealand.
The Dubai Miracle garden has achieved three Guinness World Records. In 2013, it was declared as the world's largest vertical garden. [15] Currently an Airbus A380 flower structure in the garden spread over more than 500,000 fresh flowers [11] and live plants is listed by Guinness World Records as the biggest flower structure in the world. [2]
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Flower production and trade supports developing economies through their availability as a fair trade product. [140] View of the Tampere Central Square during the Tampere Floral Festival in July 2007. Flowers provide less food than other major plant parts (seeds, fruits, roots, stems and leaves), but still provide several important vegetables ...
Yellow rattle plants with flowers and seed capsules Rhinanthus minor is found in Europe, western Russia, western Siberia, northern USA and throughout Canada. [ 5 ] The preferred habitat of Rhinanthus minor is dry fields or meadows, where its flowering period is in the summer between May and September, [ 1 ] but it can thrive with semi-natural ...
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Rafflesia tuan-mudae is a member of the Rafflesiaceae family. It lives as a parasite within the Tetrastigma vines. The enormous flowers may reach over 1 m in diameter. [1] The buds normally emerge where the vine is growing along the ground, unlike some of the other Rafflesia species whose buds can emerge from vines hanging in the air.