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Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross [2] [3] [4] or scarlet lychnis, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol , Jerusalem cross [ 5 ] and nonesuch .
The Maltese cross is the symbol of an order of Christian warriors known as the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Malta. Maltese cross may also refer to: "Maltese Cross" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode), an episode of the television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Maltese cross (plant) Lychnis chalcedonica, a species of flowering plant
The Latin name of this species, cruxmelitensis, refers to the arrangement of the white nematocyst capsules (stinging organs) in the distinctive pattern of a Maltese Cross. [1] In 2010, Natural England , the Guardian and the Oxford University Museum of Natural History ran a competition asking members of the public to provide a common name for ...
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The royal warrant which created the Victoria Cross prescribed a Maltese cross, but the medal has always in fact been a cross pattée. The official symbol of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity is the cross pattée , though the organization's founder thought it was a Maltese cross when the organization was formed in 1865.
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