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Several flowers and plants have been described as the Cornish national flower. These include broom, [3] furze (gorse), [4] rhododendron, [5] and Cornish heath. [6] Although Cornwall has no official flower many people favour the Cornish heath (Erica vagans).
Because of these two symbols black, white and gold are considered colours symbolic of Cornwall. The chough (Cornish: palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. [clarification needed] Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough ...
Molenick (Cornish - melynek, a goldfinch or greenfinch) - Argent, a chevron Sable between three goldfinches proper. Treen - Per chevron embattled Or and Vert, in chief two oak trees and in base a garb counterchanged: the trees make an English pun on the name. [14] Trenethyn (Cornish - edhen, a bird) - Argent, a Cornish Chough Sable
The Cornish national flower is variously said to be either broom, [8] furze (gorse), [9] rhododendron, [10] or Cornish heath. [11] The Cornish national tree is the sessile oak, [12] known in Cornwall as the Cornish oak. [13] Thrift (Armeria maritima) was chosen by the plant conservation charity Plantlife as the "county flower" of the Isles of ...
In 2002 Plantlife conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. [1] The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man. [2] Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, [3] and which were ...
Lotus flower. The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus ...
Erica vagans, the Cornish heath or wandering heath, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to Ireland, Cornwall, western France and Spain. [1] It is a vigorous, spreading, evergreen heather reaching 75 cm (30 in) tall and wide, with pink flowers borne in racemes 14 cm (6 in) long in summer and autumn.
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