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It was given the name bittersweet by colonists in the 18th century because the fruits resembled the appearance of the fruits of common nightshade (Solanum dulcamara), which was also called bittersweet. Today, American bittersweet is the accepted common name of C. scandens in large part to distinguish it from an invasive relative, C. orbiculatus ...
The Celastraceae (staff-vine or bittersweet) are a family of 98 genera [3] and 1,350 species [4] of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales.The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus (the staff vines), Euonymus (the spindles) and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Solanum dulcamara is a species of vine in the genus Solanum (which also includes the potato and the tomato) of the family Solanaceae.Common names include bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, [3] climbing nightshade, [4] felonwort, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, [5] [6] [7] trailing bittersweet ...
For Memorial Day, a federal holiday that honors and mourns U.S. military personnel who died fighting for their country, she and the kids lined the driveway with mini American flags and hung their ...
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1891 monument in Hoboken, New Jersey. The list of firefighting monuments and memorials covers firefighters' contributions, and some memorials to other fire victims, such as the mass memorial to unknown victims of the 1871 Peshtigo fire, which caused the greatest loss of life of any fire in the United States.
Waringstown Memorial Clock: a 40-foot clock tower built from local stone with 3 dial chiming clock [8] [9] Antrim: County Antrim: Knochagh Hill, Monument Road 1922–1937 Knockagh Monument: an obelisk 110 feet in height set and a site 935 feet above Belfast Lough; modeled on the Wellington Memorial in Phoenix Park, Dublin. The monument ...
The Twilight series is primarily narrated from Bella's point of view. In Twilight, Bella moves to her father's home in Forks, Washington, meets the mysterious Cullen family, and falls in love with Edward Cullen. However, she soon discovers that the family is a coven of vampires. Bella expresses a desire to become a vampire herself, against ...