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The origin of province flowers came from the American idea of state flowers, and was brought to Sweden by August Wickström and Paul Petter Waldenström in 1908. Waldenström published the proposal to introduce province flowers in the May 288, 1908 edition of the newspaper Stockholms Dagblad , and requested suggestions of species from the ...
In 1753, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus established the genus Trillium by recognizing three species, Trillium cernuum, Trillium erectum, and Trillium sessile. [9] The type specimen Trillium cernuum described by Linnaeus was actually Trillium catesbaei, [10] an oversight that subsequently led to much confusion regarding the type species of this genus.
Closeup of flowers. Prunella vulgaris grows 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) high, [8] with creeping, self-rooting, tough, square, reddish stems branching at the leaf axes. [9]The leaves are lance-shaped, serrated and reddish at the tip, about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long and 1.5 cm (0.59 in) broad, and growing in opposite pairs down the square stem. [9]
Dianthus armeria is a species of open and periodically disturbed sites. It is normally an annual but can be biennial or a short-lived perennial. New leaf rosettes form at the base of old plants from buds located on their roots, demonstrating that this species is in fact a short-lived perennial and has a life-span of less than two and a half years. [6]
From baby blue eyes to tidytips, find out the names of all the pretty wildflowers decorating our hills. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
Myosotis (/ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ s oʊ t ɪ s / MY-ə-SOH-tiss [3]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.The name comes from the Ancient Greek μυοσωτίς "mouse's ear", which the foliage is thought to resemble. [4]
An annual plant, yellow rattle grows up to 10–50 centimetres (3.9–19.7 in) tall, with upright stems and opposite, simple leaves. The fruit is a dry capsule, with loose, rattling seeds. The preferred habitat of Rhinanthus minor is dry fields or meadows; it tolerates a wide range of soil types. It flowers in the summer between May and September.
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