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Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Paintbrush can be found in a wide range of colors from white through crimson: Red paintbrush: White paintbrush: White paintbrush framed by Bird vetch: Yellow paintbrush: Pink wintergreen: Rough fescue (grass) Showy wood aster: Tower larkspur / Tall delphinium: Western wood lily: Western wood lily (above) Western (white) yarrow: White camus ...
Compared to Acis, Leucojum has hollow rather than solid flower stalks , white flowers with green or yellow marks on both the inner and outer three tepals, flower stems at least as long as the spathes enclosing the inflorescence, and larger seeds, 5–7 mm (0.2–0.3 in) across. The marks at the tips of the tepals are quick way of distinguishing ...
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Five wildflower species occupy less than 1,000 cm 2 in this photo taken on the eastern slope foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in late July. Pink: Alberta wild rose; white: Western yarrow; blue: Bluebells showing both pink (immature) and blue (mature) stages; yellow: Arnica cordifolia (Heart-leaved arnica); and red: Red paintbrush Wildflowers of Western Australia Wildflowers are ...
Leonardo da Vinci drew O. umbellatum and included the plant in one of his depictions of Leda and the Swan (1508–1515), in which the flowers are held in Leda's left hand. [41] [42] In folklore, the biblical star of Bethlehem is said to have fallen to the earth and shattered into pieces which became the ubiquitous white flowers. [24]
Once showered upon victorious gladiators (hence their name) these sword-like flowers are symbolic of honor and victory. This birth flower is a traditional gift for those with a high moral character.
Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers: When & Where to Find Them (Paperback)by Carlos C. Campbell, Aaron J. Sharp, Robert W. Hutson, William F. Hutson, Windy Pines Pub,(April 1996),ISBN 0-9643417-3-5 Wildflowers Of Tennessee, The Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians (Paperback)by Dennis Horn and Tavia Cathcart, Lone Pine Publishing (2005 ...