Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Begonia, Begonia cultivars
















Common Name: Begonia

Scientific Name: Begonia cultivars (scientific name for all cultivated species)

Clade: Angiosperms

Date Collected: 4/26/11

Location Collected: In the front yard of my house, with a plethora of other flowers including roses and petunias

Habitat: Growing in moist soil, with many other flowers; direct sun hits the flower for most of the day; watered constantly; grown in a clump of other begonias

Nativity: Native to the tropics

Special Notes: This specfic type of species is grown and hybridized specifically for cultivation.  There is also a society by the name of The American Begonia Society, that is dedicated to all things related to Begonias.  There is also a type of begonia named B.kimjongili, after the North Korean leader. There is also a B.kimilsungia, which is named after the predecessor of Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung.

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