The national plant of India is the Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). It is significant in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, symbolizing purity and enlightenment. The lotus is deeply rooted in Indian culture and has spiritual and religious significance across the country.
The scientific name for the national bird of India, the Indian Peafowl, is Pavo cristatus.
The fragrant orange blossom (Citrus sinensis) is Florida's state flower.
Specifically, the blossom has been the official flower since November 15, 1909. The sabal palm (Sabal palmetto) has been the official state tree since 1953. A similar fragrance is produced when the tree's creamy white floral cluster appear in summer.
The blue crane, according to the official South African government website.
The Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradisia).
The Blue Crane
Most people believe that it was Benjamin Franklin who decided on the turkey instead of the bald eagle. But, to date, there is actually no proof that he said such a thing.
Franklin jokingly suggested it in a letter he wrote to his daughter, Sarah Bache, on January 26, 1784. The letter was written after Congress took six years to decide upon the eagle as the emblem of the United States. If you read the entire text, it's fairly clear that he is being facetious. The manuscript of the letter now resides in the Library of Congress.
The wanglo is Aruba's national flower. Aruba is an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The tulip is the natonal flower of the Netherlands. But it isn't easy to grow in Aruba.
The striped dolphin is the national animal of Seychelles.
Angola does not have a National flower, instead Angola has a National plant, its called the Welwitschia Mirabilis.
The national animal of the Netherlands (or Holland) is a lion, so no, it's not an unicorn.
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However if you are wondering why unicorns appear on some coat of arms, the unicorn is seen as a symbol of purity and strength. So the family (or country) that has a unicorn on its CofA has courage and virtue.
Forested area accounts for less than one percent of Djibouti's total land area, but their "Day Forest National Park" in the northern part of the country boasts four dominant species: the African juniper, African olive, the camphor bush, and the "Buxus hildebrantii".
There is no single national flower of Europe. Europe is a collection of many different countries and each individual country will have its own national flower.
It is the national flower because it is considered "sacred" or something I think.
The parakeet flower or parrot's beak [Heliconia psittacorum] is Suriname's national flower. In the Surinamese creole language Sranan Tongo the flower is called 'popokai tongo'. In Surinamese Dutch, it's called 'papegaaietong' or 'papegaybek'. In Surinamese Carib, it's called 'kulewako anuru'. In Suriname it's pollinated by hummingbirds.
For a photo of a 'popokai tongo' with an ant in the Central Suriname Nature Reserve [CSNR], please visit the link provided below.
The Montezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), known in Spanish as ahuehuete, is Mexico's national tree.