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Flora Of Washington (state)
This is a partial list of flora that are Indigenous (ecology), native to the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Plants sorted by family Adoxaceae * ''Sambucus nigra'' ― blue elderberry * ''Sambucus racemosa'' ― red elderberry * ''Viburnum edule'' ― high-bush cranberry * ''Viburnum ellipticum'' ― common viburnum * ''Viburnum opulus'' ― snowball viburnum Asparagaceae * ''Asparagus officinalis'' ― garden asparagus * ''Brodiaea coronaria'' ― bluedick brodiea * ''Camassia quamash'' ― common camas * ''Camassia leichtlinii'' ― large camas * ''Dichelostemma congestum'' ― ookow, northern saitas * ''Maianthemum dilatatum'' ― false lily-of-the-valley * ''Maianthemum racemosum'' ― feathery false lily-of-the-valley * ''Maianthemum stellatum'' ― starry false lily-of-the-valley * ''Muscari armeniacum'' ― garden grape-hyacinth * ''Ornithogalum umbellatum'' ― sleepydick * ''Triteleia grandiflora'' ― blue umber lily * ''Triteleia hyacinthina'' ― whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for fungi, it is ''funga''. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms ''gut flora'' or ''skin flora'' for purposes of specificity. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora (mythology), Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
