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[harvardfineartslib]

This week is National Wildflower Week.

Gloriosa superba is a plant grown as an ornamental in warm climates the world over, but in India and parts of Africa it occurs as a wildflower. It is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. Common names include flame lily, climbing lily, creeping lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw, agnishikha and fire lily.

In Zimbabwe, it is their national flower, and it is the state flower of Tamil Nadu state in India.

The plant is toxic, but also medicinal, and has been used to treat many ailments. Be alert, however. Every part of the plant is poisonous, especially the tuberous rhizomes. It is toxic enough to cause human and animal fatalities!

It is best to enjoy the flowers with your eyes only.

This image is part of FAL’s Digital Images and Slides Collection (DISC), a collection of images digitized from secondary sources for use in teaching and learning. FAL does not own the original artworks represented in this collection, but you can find more information at HOLLIS Images.

Gloriosa superba (Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur) circ. 1802 Place of production: Thanjavur, Tamil Nādu, India Watercolor on paper Indian/South Indian Repository: Sarasvati Mahal Library, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu, India) (inhabited place) HOLLIS Number : 8001550122

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[americasgreatoutdoors]

May your National Wildflower Week be as beautiful as this scene from @mypubliclands's Lemhi Pass in Idaho. Wildflowers are beautiful, they can be eaten, they are medicine, and they are home to so much wildlife. Wild spaces provide habitat for these blossoms to bloom, and the benefits they provide are endless! Photo by Bureau of Land Management

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[hnhero]

Spring larkspurs (delphinium tricorne) #larkspur #delphinium #nationalwildflowerweek #tanasitrails

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[hipsterdinosaurs]

Flowers from my walk yesterday . . . . . #flowers #photographer #rhododendron #flowerphotography #gardening #nature #buglight #beardediris #clovers #naturetree #spring #azelea #ceanothus #irises #garden #pinkflowers #photooftheday #naturephotography #springtime #gardenstatue #matilijapoppy #photography #gardenlife #rodhodendron #beautiful #nationalwildflowerweek #knitting #roses #springflowers #landscape (at Rockville, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAf1z4Qj9B5/?igshid=8cp51ck073r4

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[theuniqornaments]

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[blog-nancy-draw-stuff]

A field of wild flowers are just meant to be danced in! #doodle #ohspringtime #nationalwildflowerweek #alsoforthebees

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[instapicsil3]

A field of arrowleaf balsamroot blooms under a sunbeam-streaked sky at #GrandTeton #NationalPark in #Wyoming. National #WildflowerWeek gives us a chance to appreciate the incredible diversity of native flowers on public lands. These important blooms feed our birds and insects, open our eyes with beauty and are a vital part of the plant’s life-cycle for future generations. It’s no wonder wildflowers have been inspiring art and are planted in human culture. Let’s do our part to ensure their future. Photo @GrandTetonNPS by Anand Soundarajan (http://bit.ly/18oFfjl). #NationalWildflowerWeek #NoFlowersWereHarmed #travel #usinterior http://bit.ly/2VbY7B2

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[instatrack]

Study for "Cone Flower Room (Midwest Summer)," Winifred Godfrey. Oil on canvas (2003). #IllinoisLegacyCollection #Wildflowers #NationalWildflowerWeek http://bit.ly/2vPO36q

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[instapicsil1]

Study for "Cone Flower Room (Midwest Summer)," Winifred Godfrey. Oil on canvas (2003). #IllinoisLegacyCollection #Wildflowers #NationalWildflowerWeek http://bit.ly/2vPO36q

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[2022-moon]

May 7, 2018 - National Wildflower Week

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[oversoyed]

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[harvardfineartslib]

Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea) are native wildflowers in North America.

The genus name is from the Greek echinos, meaning "hedgehog.” Coneflower has spiny centers, thus it is the hedgehog of the flower species.

We hope you are finding wildflowers in your areas during National Wildflower Week.

Purple Coneflower Alternate Title: Echinacea pururea Bartram, William, 1739-1823, American [artist] American ca. 1774-1780 Repository: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States HOLLIS number: 8000948014

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[americasgreatoutdoors]

A field of arrowleaf balsamroot blooms under a sunbeam-streaked sky at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. National Wildflower Week gives us a chance to appreciate the incredible diversity of native flowers on public lands. These important blooms feed our birds and insects, open our eyes with beauty and are a vital part of the plant’s life-cycle for future generations. It’s no wonder wildflowers have been inspiring art and are planted in human culture. Let’s do our part to ensure their future. Photo by Anand Soundarajan (www.sharetheexperience.org). Read more on incredible wildflowers you can find on public lands. 

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[hnhero]

Wild Blue Phlox (phlox divaricata) #nationalwildflowerweek #tanasitrails #wildbluephlox #29er #mtb #mtblife

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[imoverthehill]

The Thursday Picture - National Wildflower Week!

The Thursday Picture - Wildflower Week! #NationalWildflowerWeek #California @NatlParkService

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It’s National Wildflower Week!

You can check out the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center on the internet for more information.

To find out what these type of wildflowers these are that I discovered at Pinnacles National Park, check out the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower site.

Where are you hiking to enjoy some wildflowers this weekend?

If you’re looking for me, I’m over the hill.

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#California #NationalWildflowerWeek #nature #photography #Pinnacles National Park #wildflowers

[harvardfineartslib]

Leonardo da Vinci made studies of flowers that are called quaking grass (briza maxima).

Briza is a genus of annual and perennial plants in the grass family, native to northern temperate regions of Eurasia, North Africa, and certain islands in the Atlantic. The group is generally referred to as the quaking grasses because the flowers and seed heads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.

Knowing what type of flowers they are, we can now imagine these flowers and seed heads shaking their heads gently with the breeze, and the way da Vinci composed each flower and seed head on the paper makes them come alive with gentle movement too.

The first week of May is National Wildflower Week. Enjoy finding wildflowers in your areas!

Page of flower studies Alternate Title: Studies of the flowers of grass-like plants (briza maxima) Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Italian [artist] Plant that is also called quaking grass Pen and ink over metalpoint on brownish prepared paper 183 x 201 mm. Italian ca.1481-1483 Repository: Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia, Venice, Italy 237 HOLLIS number: olvwork218987

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