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The flower of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is the national flower of Italy. The flower of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) is the national flower of Italy. [50] The strawberry tree is also the national tree of Italy because of its green leaves, its white flowers and its red berries, colors that recall the Italian flag. [51]
Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus [5] Azerbaijan: Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus [6] Bahamas: Blue marlin (national fish) Makaira nigricans [7] Flamingo (national bird) Phoenicopterus ruber [7] Bangladesh: Bengal tiger (national animal) Panthera tigris tigris [8] Magpie robin (national bird) Copsychus saularis ...
Latvia signed the Schengen agreement on 16 April 2003 and started its implementation on 21 December 2007. [84] The ceremonial meeting of the Saeima in 2018 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia at the Latvian National Theatre, where the country was founded on 18 November 1918
Since 1987 the daisy, specifically either oxeye daisy or the marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens), replaced red clover (Trifolium pratense) as the national flower of Denmark. Over time oxeye daisy has become more popular as it is native to Denmark, in contrast to the marguerite daisy. [27] It is also a popular symbol for Latvia. In an ...
The Flag of Latvia. The national flag of Latvia is a carmine red field with a narrow white stripe in the middle. The flag was created in 1917, inspired by a 13th-century legend from the Rhymed Chronicle of Livonia that a Latgalian leader was wounded in battle, and the edges of the white sheet in which he was wrapped were stained by his blood with the center stripe of the flag is left unstained.
Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas; Plants in culture – uses of plants by humans; Narcissus in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
The flower appears in various national emblems, and Korea is compared poetically to the flower in the South Korean national anthem. [30] The flower's name in Korean is mugunghwa (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花), which translates to "eternal blossom that never fades". [30] It is also known as mokkeunhwa (목근화; 木槿花).
(state flower) Cornus florida: 1941 [46] Carolina lily (state wildflower) Lilium michauxii: 2003 [47] [48] North Dakota: Wild prairie rose: Rosa blanda or arkansana: 1907 [49] Northern Mariana Islands: Flores mayo: Plumeria: 1979 [4] Ohio: Scarlet carnation (state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953 [50] Large white trillium (state wild flower ...