Results for "national symbol"
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Shamrockseamróg
Ireland’s three-leaf clover symbol, worn on St. Patrick’s Day
🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower
Decoration
Day of the DeadDía de (los) Muertos
Mexico’s festival of remembrance with altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls
🇲🇽 Mexico · Custom, November
Decoration
Ukrainian wreathвінок
A flower crown worn by Ukrainian girls and young women for tradition and celebration
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Garland or wreath
Decoration
Butaبوته
A curved floral motif found in Persian, Indian, and Central Asian art and textiles
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 more · Art or design
JasmineJasminum
A group of fragrant shrubs and vines with white or yellow star-shaped flowers
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 7 more · Wildflower
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree
Saxifraga cotyledon
A white-flowered saxifrage from northern and mountain regions of Europe
🇳🇴 Norway and 1 more · Wildflower
Chilean bellflowerLapageria rosea
A red climbing flower and national symbol of Chile
🇨🇱 Chile · Wildflower
Lilium bosniacumzlatni ljiljan
A yellow to orange wild lily native to Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Wildflower
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
A bright yellow wildflower of damp woods and meadows in Europe and western Asia
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Wildflower
LeekAllium ampeloprasum
A mild-flavoured onion relative and Welsh emblem with edible leaf sheaths
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Herb or useful flower
Heliconia rostrata
A tropical plant with hanging red and yellow bracts, native to South America
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 7 more · Wildflower
Campanula jacobaeacontra-bruxas-azul
A bellflower unique to Cape Verde’s humid uplands
🇨🇻 Cape Verde · Wildflower
AmancaeIsmene amancaes
A yellow-flowered bulb plant from Peru’s coastal hills
🇵🇪 Peru · Bulb flower
Queen of the AndesPuya raimondii
The tallest bromeliad, blooming once after decades and then dying
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 more · Wildflower
Cockspur Coral TreeErythrina crista-galli
A red-flowered tree, national symbol of Argentina and Uruguay
🇦🇷 Argentina and 4 more · Flowering tree
MagaThespesia grandiflora
Puerto Rico’s national flower, a red or pink five-petalled tree bloom
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 2 more · Flowering tree
NarraPterocarpus indicus
Tall tropical tree with yellow flowers and prized rose-scented wood
🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Flowering tree
Sphaerocoryne lefevreiរំដួល
A fragrant Southeast Asian tree with cream to yellow blossoms
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 3 more · Wildflower
White garland-lilyHedychium coronarium
Tall, fragrant white flowers from the ginger family, grown and loved across continents
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Buta: Thomas Watier, Public domain, source
- Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jasmine: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Queen of the Andes: Pepe Roque, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cockspur Coral Tree: Pablo Bombín, CC0, source
- Maga: Jose Oquendo, CC BY 2.0, source
- Small-leaved Lime: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Narra: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sphaerocoryne lefevrei: ទេព សុវិចិត្រ at Khmer Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- White garland-lily: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Shamrock: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Globeflower: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ukrainian wreath: Samuil Dudin (1863-1929), Public domain, source
- Saxifraga cotyledon: Banangraut, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chilean bellflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilium bosniacum: Muscari at de.wikipedia, GFDL, source
- Leek: WikiLucas00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Heliconia rostrata: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Campanula jacobaea: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amancae: Ker Gawler, Public domain, source