The maidenhair is the only living plant in this genus of ornamental trees long held sacred in Asia
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ginkgo | tree | Britannica.com  (Ginkgo biloba), tree that is the only living representative of the order ... parts of the world as an attractive, fungus- and insect-resistant ornamental tree. ... The fissured bark is grayish, deeply furrowed on older trees and has a corky texture. ... Fan-shaped ginkgo leaves resemble the leaflets of the maidenhair fern and are...
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Ginkgo biloba | Plants & Fungi At Kew - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew  Maidenhair tree has been described as a 'living fossil' because it is the sole ... but today Ginkgo biloba is the only member of its genus, which is the only genus in its ... Maidenhair trees can be extremely long-lived, the oldest recorded individual ... The attractive maidenhair tree has been widely planted as an ornamental,...
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Plant - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Plants and their beautiful flowers, trees, Flowers and Plants list and definition by Ray Sahelian, M.D. ... Gardenia This flower's name didn't come from just any old garden, but from a botanist, Dr. Alexander Garden .... Ginkgo Maidenhair is the only living plant in ginkgo genus of ornamental trees long held sacred in Asia
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Ginkgo biloba - Wikipedia  Ginkgo biloba, known as ginkgo, also spelled gingko or as the maidenhair tree, is the only living species in the division Ginkgophyta, ... The genus name Ginkgo is regarded as a misspelling of the Japanese gin kyo, "silver apricot". .... Ginkgo has long been cultivated in China; some planted trees at temples are believed to...
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Jeopary Questions page 2066 - NAME'S THE SAME - TriviaBistro.com  YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS: The maidenhair is the only living plant in this genus of ornamental trees long held sacred in Asia  SWEET CAROLINA: Both...
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Featured Plants - National Tropical Botanical Garden - Tropical ...  The genus Brunfelsia includes around 40 different trees and shrubs, many of which ... A handsome specimen of yesterday-today-and-tomorrow grows between the tram ... This plant gets it species name angelica from the wing-like ridges on the ... A slow-growing evergreen tree, tamarind is long-lived and produces dense,...
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The Wiccan Triple Goddess | Sacred Wicca  Brigid - (Celtic) In her maiden aspect this Goddess is honored at the festival of ... Flora - (Roman) The Goddess of flowering plants, especially those that bore fruit. .... the Triple Goddess may be the least understood and feared of the three aspects. ... Badb: (Irish) A shape shifting warrior Goddess who symbolizes the cycles of...
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Stranglers & Banyans - Wayne's Word - Palomar College  Unfortunately, some of these introduced species have proved to be a .... Aerial roots of the strangler fig (Ficus citrifolia) wrapped around the trunk and limbs of a ... The aerial roots of tropical banyans form pillar-like prop roots that support the .... In its native habitat, a single tree of this species can cover one acre of land.
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Cinchona - Herbs2000.com  The plant known as the cinchona is a tall evergreen tree that often reaches between fifty ... In most of the tropical jungles of these islands, the deadly microscopic foes lay for ... This tree was at the time cultivated largely on the island of Java in the ... is the substance called quinidine - mainly employed today in the treatment of...
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Flora. - The Folklore and Traditions of The Irish Hedgerow  Some believed that by wearing a wreath made of the flowers, the wearer would be ..... He gave her a branch of a plant called the Athair-Luss (the ground ivy). ... or a Faerie tree by virtue (like the Hawthorn and Elder) of its white flowers. ..... in waiting walked, they carried lace pillows; the Cow Parsley resembled the lace.
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Mythology: The Golden Apple of Discord / Poetry: Who is The ...  Jun 18, 2014 ... The Garden of the Hesperides was Heras orchard, where either a single tree ... However, in the mythology surrounding the Judgement of Paris, the ... Paris accepted Aphrodite's gift and awarded the apple to her. ..... Good to see them get their due! ..... I am looking forward to visiting Italy one of these days.
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Mike Hardman  Ken set out to show how the different types of variegation had corresponding structural ... Where a plant's genes include instructions for building leaves with multiple ... the mythical Greek creature with a lion's head, goat's body and serpent's tail. .... Thence, a thyme called 'Doone Valley', named after Bill's house in Farnham,...
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Peepul Tree - Ficus religiosa - Details - Encyclopedia of Life  The Sacred Fig has heart-shaped leaves with long tips at the end. ... is said to have gained enlightenment under a Sacred Fig called the Bodhi Tree. ... Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Ceylon, China, Burma and .... internal bristles none; flowers of 4 kinds; male flowers ostiolar, sessile, in one ring; .... In religion[edit].
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Pagan Paradise Christmas Trees  Dec 21, 2000 ... And serpent decorations were placed around these early trees! ... i.e., the serpents in the hair of the Medusa, denote that these various planetoids and moons ... Tree 1967 makes me think of the "Stairway To Heaven". ... There is scholarly consensus, however, that the Christmas tree originated in Germany.
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Sacred fig - New World Encyclopedia  Sep 15, 2008 ... Two famous representatives of sacred fig are the Bodhi tree and the Sri Maha Bodhi ... Ficus religiosa is a type of fig; that is, a member of the genus Ficus of the ... The sacred fig is native to Sri Lanka, Nepal, and India, southwest China, ... In religious iconography, the Bodhi tree is easily recognizable from its...
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Washington State Tree | Western Hemlock - State Symbols USA  The western hemlock lives a long life (trees over 1200 years old are known). Washington's abundant evergreen forests are the basis for its unofficial nickname:...
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Wisteria - Wikipedia  Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing bines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants. An aquatic flowering plant with the common name wisteria or 'water wisteria' ... Wisteria vines climb by twining their stems either clockwise or...
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Unusual and Exotic Fruit and Nut Plant Seeds From Around the World  The vines will grow vigorously and bears loads of small fruit that is great for ... India, mainly in temple gardens, because of its status as a sacred tree; also .... Many parts of the tree have medicinal properties are used by the local ... A small (2-4"), knobby fruit with soft, creamy white flesh often having a minty or custardy flavor.
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The Magic Rubber Tree Plant - Marilyn Kinsella  Look what I have discovered  a rubber tree plant! ... plant next to my castle without harming it will be rewarded with a song that I will personally ... The only kind of ant that will move this tree is an eleph-ant! ... N. I don't know why there isn't a single animal who believes I can do it. ... He's got high, apple pie, in the sky, hope.
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palm | tree | Britannica.com  Palm, any member of the Arecaceae, or Palmae, the single family of ... Calamus (rattan palm), Hyphaene (doum palm), and Phoenix (date palm) in Africa and Asia. .... Trunks are used in construction and furniture making, and leaves are used in .... jungle or with tropical shores, where the coconut is often a prominent feature...
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Witch-hazel - Wikipedia  Witch-hazels are a genus of flowering plants in the family Hamamelidaceae, with four species ... The use of the twigs as divining rods, just as hazel twigs were used in England, ... Numerous cultivars have been selected for use as garden shrubs, many of ... The leaves and bark of the North American Witch-hazel Hamamelis...