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Galanthus nivalis: Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz, 1885. Galanthus (from Ancient Greek γάλα, (gála, "milk") + ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae.
Galanthus nivalis, the snowdrop or common snowdrop, is the best-known and most widespread of the 20 species in its genus, Galanthus.Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised.
Snow-on-the-mountain (Euphorbia marginata) White milkwort (Polygala alba) Aromatic aster (Aster oblongifolius) Aromatic sumac also called squaw bush (Rhus aromatica) Bearberry also called kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) Canada milk-vetch (Astragalus canadensis)
Hamelia patens is a large evergreen perennial shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae, that is native to the American subtropics and tropics.Its range extends from Florida in the southern United States to as far south as Argentina. [3]
The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the intense flower colors of some varieties. [2] Fertilized flowers typically produce one relatively large seed . The fruit is a longitudinally dehiscent capsule with three or more valves that sometimes separate explosively.
Scientists studying fossils found in Spain say they may have found the world's 'first flower.' Kind of. Researchers were studying fossils of a freshwater plant species known as Montsechia vidalii ...
When the moon is within the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, called the umbra, it takes on a reddish hue, which has led to the nickname “blood moon” for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA.
Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. [3] It is originally from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal [ 1 ] and spread from there to the United States and elsewhere.