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The etymological association of oleander with the bay laurel has continued into the modern day: in France the plant is known as "laurier rose", [12] while the Spanish term, "Adelfa", is the descendant of the original Ancient Greek name for both the bay laurel and the oleander, daphne, which subsequently passed into Arabic usage and thence to Spain.
Here are five plants you might want to look for at the next FloraFest plant sale, which will be April 6, starting at 9 a.m. until all plants are sold. Bird of Paradise
Eriophyllum lanatum, with the common names common woolly sunflower, Oregon sunshine and golden yarrow, [3] is a common, widespread, North American plant in the family Asteraceae. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 2 ] Description
Floating island La Rota in Posta Fibreno lake, Italy. Natural floating islands are composed of vegetation growing on a buoyant mat of plant roots or other organic detritus. In aquatic regions of Northwestern Europe, several hundred hectares or a couple thousand acres of floating meadows (German Schwingrasen, Dutch trilveen) have been preserved, which are partly used as agricultural land ...
Tubuai island sustains a population of 2,185 people on 45 km 2 of land. [2] [3] Due to its southerly position, Tubuai has notably cooler weather than Tahiti. [4] The island is ringed by a lagoon formed by an encircling coral reef. A break in the reef that enables passage for ships is located on the north side of the island. [4]
Bellona Island is an island of the Rennell and Bellona Province, in Solomon Islands. Its length is about 10 km (6.2 mi) and its average width 2.5 km (1.6 mi). Its area is about 17 km 2 (6.6 sq mi). It is almost entirely surrounded by 30–70 m (100–230 ft) high cliffs, consisting primarily of raised coral limestone.
Po Toi is an important birding hotspot in Hong Kong, with over 350 species recorded. [6] However the numbers are declining like elsewhere in Hong Kong, the rather degraded environmental situation around the village being one of the factors.
Wallis Island is located 240 km (150 mi) northeast of Futuna and Alofi islands which form the Hoorn archipelago. Together with some 15 smaller islands surrounding it, on its huge barrier reef, it forms the Wallis archipelago. Wallis has a fertile volcanic soil and sufficient rainfall to allow subsistence farming.