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The flower of Rafflesia arnoldii grows to a diameter of around one meter (3.3 feet), [2] weighing up to 11 kilograms (24 lb). [16] These flowers emerge from very large, cabbage-like, maroon or dark brown buds typically about 30 cm (12 in) wide, but the largest (and the largest flower bud ever recorded) found at Mount Sago , Sumatra in May 1956 ...
Flower and foliage of M. grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow 60–80 ft (18–24 m) tall. [ 6 ] It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. [ 7 ] The leaves are simple and broadly ovate, 12–20 cm (4+3⁄4 – 7+3⁄4 in) long and 6–12 cm (2+1⁄4 – 4+3⁄4 in) broad ...
Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park which was established in 1982. It is located in Chamoli in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, [1] snow leopard ...
Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ Killingsworth, Ron (2012-05-23). "LA Irises, The Wildflower of the State of Louisiana". World of Irises. American Iris Society. Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ "State Flower - White Pine and White Pine Cone & Tassel". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
Hydrangea (/ haɪˈdreɪndʒə / [3][4] or / haɪˈdreɪndʒiə / [5]), commonly named the hortensia, is a genus of more than 70 species of flowering plants native to Asia and the Americas. By far the greatest species diversity is in eastern Asia, notably China, Korea, and Japan. Most are shrubs 1–3 m (3 ft 3 in – 9 ft 10 in) tall, but some ...
The flowers are pale green or yellow (rarely white), with an orange band on the tepals; they yield large quantities of nectar. Flowers: May. Perfect, solitary, terminal, greenish yellow, borne on stout peduncles, 40–50 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 in) long, cup-shaped, erect, conspicuous. The bud is enclosed in a sheath of two triangular bracts which ...
It was remeasured in 2008 and found to be "more than 200 meters" (more than 656 feet) in circumference; equivalent to an average limb spread of more than 209 feet ( more than 64 meters). The trunk is about ten feet thick (ten meters girth). [73] Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) 64.0 210 Oriental Plane Tree at Corsham Court Wiltshire ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Archaeologists digging through a French cliffside located a 200-year-old message in a bottle.