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Shamrock (meaning Little Trefoil) refers to a few different plant species; including Black Medick, Clover, and Wood Sorrel. As early as 1586, Watercress was also called Shamrock; one of a few plants attributed to St. Patrick. #HappyStPatricksDay #StPatricksDay2020 #StPatricksDay

Botanical illustrations by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for #SciArtSunday. #SolaceInNature #BotanicalIllustration #wildflowers

@hauntedohiobook They *may* be removed that way, but *should* they? Asking the tough questions here.

In the Outer Hebrides, Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) was used to prevent the theft of milk by witchcraft. #FolkloreThursday

The Swiss have a Man in the Moon legend: when a man was accused of cutting his neighbour's vines, he exclaimed, "If I have committed this crime, may I be sent to the Moon!" After his death, this fate befell him, and he remains there to this day. #FolkloreThursday

In a historic practice from Germany, pears were planted at the birth of a girl. (For boys? An apple tree.) 🍐 Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1891, via @metmuseum. #FolkloreThursday

It was once a common notion that in a #LeapYear, broad beans grew with their seeds (beans) the wrong way around in their pods! This #PlantLore comes from what was called Ladies' Year; a privileged time when women could propose to men. 💍 #February29th #LeapDay cc: @FolkloreThurs

38% of Americans should be aware that viruses in the Coronaviridae family are named for the Latin word corona; meaning garland, wreath, or crown. A "crown-like circle of light appearing around the sun", according to the OED. (Demonstrated here by Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2007.)

In Newfoundland, setting sail on a Friday is "universally feared", according to an article in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10. [David Blackwood, 'Fire Down on the Labrador', 1980. Etching and aquatint.] #FolkloreThursday

The Classic poets sometimes referred to dawn as 'crocea'; a reference to the pale purple hue of early morning. [George Clausen via @WikiCommons / Edwards's botanical register via @BioDivLibrary @mobotgarden] #FolkloreThursday #BHLib