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Zuid-Holland: Bulbland

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Red tulip among yellow tulips, Mount Vernon, Washington.

Tulip Mania: How a Plant Virus Fueled a Speculative Frenzy

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Flower bingo

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Macro image of pollen-covered bee on purple crocus. (flowers, stamen, pollination, insects, nature)

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Black widow spider

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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New Zealand. Political/Physical map. Includes locator.

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Dancers at a Cinco de Mayo festival at the Mission District, San Francisco, California. (Photo dated 2019.) holidays

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Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. General Porfirio Diaz leads Mexican cavalry to victory against the French lead by General Charles Lorencez at Puebla, Mexico April 2, 1867. Oil on canvas, 1902. May 5, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza

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Zuid-Holland: Bulbland

Lisse: tulip fields

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Liliaceae orchid rose iris poppy passion flower rhododendron begonia lily geranium peony

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Clusius, Carolus

Carolus Clusius

French botanist

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

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Roses flowers plant colorful rose

Do Plants Have Sexes?

Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?