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Fritillaria meleagris is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae. [2] [3] [4] Its common names include snake's head fritillary, snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, leper lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by lepers), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or ...
Elaphe moellendorffi, commonly called the flower snake or Moellendorf's [sic] rat snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Asia . Etymology
Gerrhopilus floweri, also known commonly as Flower's blind snake and Flower's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The species is native to Southeast Asia . Etymology
Rhinacanthus nasutus, commonly known as snake jasmine, [2] is a plant native to tropical Asia and the western Indian Ocean. It is a slender, erect, branched, somewhat hairy shrub 1–2 m in height. It is a slender, erect, branched, somewhat hairy shrub 1–2 m in height.
Its flowers vary from greenish white to cream-colored — some are fragrant at night, others not at all — and have a sticky texture. [ 5 ] Dracaena trifasciata is commonly called " mother-in-law's tongue ", " Saint George 's sword" or "snake plant", because of the shape and sharp margins of its leaves [ 2 ] that resemble snakes.
Pterostylis ophioglossa, commonly known as the snake-tongue greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Australia. It has a rosette of leaves at the base and a single dull green, white and brown flower with a deeply notched labellum .
It is commonly known as the golden tree snake, ornate flying snake, and golden flying snake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Along with the other species in the Chrysopelea genus , the golden tree snake is very unusual, as it is capable of a type of gliding "flight" (more of a controlled "throwing" or "falling")—mainly utilised during the pursuit of prey ...