Poinsettia
by Charles Hite
Title
Poinsettia
Artist
Charles Hite
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Captured in my backyard in Cayce, SC. The beautiful seasonal flower that is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett. "After visiting an area south of Mexico City near Taxco de Alarcón, Poinsett saw what later became known in the United States as the poinsettia. (In Mexico it is called Flor de Nochebuena, Christmas Eve flower, or Catarina).[7] Poinsett, an avid amateur botanist, sent samples of the plant to the United States, and by 1836 the plant was widely known as the "poinsettia".[4] Also a species of Mexican lizard, Sceloporus poinsettii, is named in Poinsett's honor.[8]" (Wikipedia)
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November 11th, 2023
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