Word Bed - Plants Trivia Quiz

Answer: Rose

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A rose is of the genus Rosa. They have prickly stems and pinnately compound leaves. In 2001 there was a rose bush in Tombstone, Arizona, USA that had a trunk circumference of 4.09m or 13ft 6in and it was 2.75m or 9ft high. The whole plant covered an area of 740 square metres or 8,000 square feet.

Answer: Aspen

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The aspen tree falls under the genus Salix. They are common in Europe. The leaves of the aspen are attached to a stem by long flattened stalks.

Answer: Tulip

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The tulip is a bulbous plant from the genus Tulipa. It is native chiefly to Asia. It is farmed for its showy and colourful flowers.

Answer: Lily

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The lily is regarded as any plant of the Lilium genus. Lilies come in many colours and often have trumpet shaped flowers. It is believed that the largest bloom is from the parasitic stinking corpse lily. The bloom can grow up to 91 cm or 3 ft wide and weigh up to 7 kg or 15 pounds. These lilies are found in southeast Asia and have a very offensive scent.

Answer: Lilac

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The lilac plant is a shrub of the genus Syringa. It is widely grown for the use of its fragrant purple or white flowers.

Answer: Clover

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In 1975 in South Dakota a fourteen-leafed white clover was found and in Washington in 1987, a red fourteen-leafed clover was found.

Answer: Iris

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Another name for this plant is the fleur-de-lis. The flowers are brightly coloured with three petals and three drooping sepals.

Answer: Orchid

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The smallest plant seeds are those of non-parasitic orchids. 992.25 million seeds are needed to make a gram or 28,129.81 seeds per ounce. On the other hand, the tallest orchids are found in Malaysia where they can reach 7.6 metres of 25 feet tall.

Answer: Lotus

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A lotus can be a water lily that is found in tropical Africa and Asia, the most common being the white lotus. This plant was regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt. A similar plant can be found in India, China and Tibet, which is called the sacred lotus, or Nelumbo nucifera.

Answer: Cactus

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A specimen of a cactus has been found in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico, which measured in 2002 at 19.2m or 63 feet high. For a comparison, this is nearly the same as a volleyball court. This plant was discovered in 1995 and was still growing in 2002.

Answer: Daisy

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A daisy can be a low growing European plant. The flower has colours mostly of pink or white rays with a yellow centre.

Answer: Myrtle

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The myrtle is an evergreen tree or a shrub. It has pink or white flowers and aromatic blue-black berries.

Answer: Cress

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Cress is a cruciferous plant. It has pungent tasting leaves, which are often used in salads and as a garnish.

Answer: Fern

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The tree fern is the largest species of fern. This fern's trunk can reach 18-25 metres or 60-80 feet high. This species of fern is found on Norfolk Island.

Answer: Pansy

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Pansy is a garden plant that is a variety of Viola tricolour. The flowers have rounded velvety petals, which are often white, yellow or purple in colour.