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List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C) Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [ 1] Many of these plants are listed in Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners.
Flower bulbs are generally planted in the fall in colder climates. The bulbs go dormant in the winter but they continue to absorb water and nutrients from the soil and they develop roots. [2] Most bulbs produce perennial flowers. Occasionally certain bulbs become crowded in the ground and they must be removed and separated.
List of plant family names with etymologies. Irises, by . The (from Greek for "rainbow") is in the family . Since the first edition of Carl Linnaeus 's Species Plantarum in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. [ 1] Related genera are in turn grouped ...
C. County flowers of Norway. County flowers of the United Kingdom. List of crop plants pollinated by bees.
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
Opiz, nom. illeg. Nomocharis Franch. Lilium ( / ˈlɪliəm / LIL-ee-əm) [ 3] is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world.
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
In Christian iconography plants appear mainly as attributes on the pictures of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm.