Plants

Plants
Beers, Alma Holland
by . Beers, Alma Holland By Claire Richie, 2019 10 Jan. 1892-31 Oct. 1974  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Cactus flowers in Otavalo, Ecuador
by Freeman, Margery. Cactus flowers in Otavalo, EcuadorPurple flowers bloom on a cactus plant.This cactus is from the highlands region of Ecuador. Ecuador has begun developing its vast oil reserves, but the country still [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Canebrakes
by Norris, David A. Canebrakes were large tracts of giant cane plants (Arundinaria gigantea), an evergreen relative of bamboo that once grew across great stretches of North Carolina and the Southeast, often along rivers [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Carnivorous plant, Venus Flytrap
by Case, Steven, Kemp, Amy. State Carnivorous Plant of North Carolina: Venus Flytrap by Steven Case and Amy Kemp, 2017 NC Government & Heritage Library. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Chinquapin
by Southern, David. Chinquapin, or "chinkapin," is a diminutive cousin of the American chestnut. Although their name derives from eastern-dwelling Algonquian Indian language, chinquapin trees are known as far west as [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Coker Arboretum
by Williams, Wiley J. The Coker Arboretum on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a five-acre showplace that highlights plants of the temperate Southeast, their East Asian counterparts, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Cotton boll close-up
by . Cotton boll close-up Close-up photo of cotton boll, showing the seed embedded in the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
Curtis, Moses Ashley
by Powell, William S. Moses Ashley Curtis was a priest, teacher, botanist, enslaver, and mycologist. He was born in Stockbridge, Mass., the son of Jared and Thankful Ashley Curtis. His earliest education was [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
Davie Poplar
by Kendrick, Kyle S. The Davie Poplar is a landmark tree located in McCorkle Place on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Originally known as the "Old Poplar," the tree predates the university [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Deertongue
by Bullard, A. J. Deertongue, also called dog-tongue and vanilla plant (Trilisa odoratissima), is native to the U.S. coastal region from North Carolina to Florida. It is characterized by basal clusters of dog- or [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Ecuadorian flowers
by Freeman, Margery. Ecuadorian flowersBlue and white flowers are framed by red blooming flowers.These flowers are from the highlands region of Ecuador. Ecuador has begun developing its vast oil reserves, but the country [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)
El árbol del estado
by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)
Endemic and Near-Endemic Plants
by Sorrell, Mickey Jo. North Carolina’s endemic plants do not grow in the wild anywhere else on Earth, and the near-endemic plants grow in the wild only in North Carolina and in a nearby area– perhaps South Carolina, [...] (from NC Natural Heritage Program, NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources.)
Flower, Dogwood
by Templeton, Lee Plummer. In 1941 the North Carolina General Assembly designated the flower of the dogwood tree (Cornaceae) as the official state flower. In actuality, three species of dogwoods exist in North Carolina. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Fossils
by Glynn, Elizabeth Scheld, Wait, Douglas A. Fossilized remains of animal and plant life have been discovered at numerous locations in North Carolina, primarily in the sedimentary rock formations of the eastern coastal plain. Fossils often are [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)
Gardner, Monroe Evans
by Carroll, Grady L. E., Sr. Monroe Evans Gardner, educator, scientist, and administrator, was born in Blacksburg, Va., the son of Charles Wesley and Flora Evans Gardner. He was educated at Blacksburg High School and Virginia [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)
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