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Buttercups

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:25:49 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Buttercups, contains 33 high quality images of Buttercups in bloom. Anemone is a genus of about 120 species of flowering plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae in the north and south temperate zones. They are closely related to Pasque flower (Pulsatilla) and Hepatica (Hepatica); some botanists include both of these genera within Anemone.

The plants are perennial herbs with an underground rootstock, and radical, more or less deeply cut, leaves. The elongated flower stem bears one or several, white, red, blue or rarely yellow, flowers; there is an involucre of three leaflets below each flower. The fruits often bear long hairy styles which aid their distribution by the wind (windflower is a common name sometimes used for members of the genus). - wiki

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Liverleaf Flower

ratemyscreensaver — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:07:55 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Liverleaf Flower, contains 19 high quality images of Hepatica flowers in bloom. Hepatica is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. A native of central and northern Europe, Asia and northeastern North America, Hepatica is sometimes called liverleaf or, liverwort. It should not be confused with liverworts, which may also be called Hepaticae. A few botanists include Hepatica within a wider interpretation of Anemoe, as Anemone hepatica. â€“ wiki

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Windflower

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:28:31 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Windflower, contains 13 high quality images of windflowers in bloom. Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the Genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, European thimbleweed and smell fox. They are perennial herbaceous plants, growing in early spring from 5 to 15 cm tall. Plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground, with the leaves parted into three segments and the flowers produced in the middle of the foliage on short stems above the foliage with one flower per stem. The plants grow from underground stems called rhizomes. The plants die back down to the root-like rhizomes by mid summer (summer dormant). The rhizomes spread just below the soil surface, forming long spreading clumps that grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where they often carpet large areas. â€“ wiki

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Yellow Buttercup

ratemyscreensaver — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:24:46 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Yellow Buttercup, contains 15 high quality images of yellow buttercups in bloom. Anemone ranunculoides, the yellow anemone, yellow wood anemone or buttercup anemone, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant that grows in forests across most of Continental Europe, and less frequently in the Mediterranean region. It is not native to the British Isles, though it may occasionally be found as a garden escape. It flowers between March and May.

Growing to 5-15 cm tall, the plant is herbaceous, dying back down to its root-like rhizomes by mid summer. The rhizomes spread just below the earth surface and grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions. The flower is about 1.5 cm diameter, with from five to eight petal-like segments (actually tepals) of rich yellow colouring. â€“ wiki

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Wild Garlic Flowers

ratemyscreensaver — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:38:46 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Wild Garlic Flowers, contains 18 high quality images of wild chives in bloom. Ramsons, buckrams, wild garlic, wood garlic or bear’s garlic (Allium ursinum) is a wild relative of chives. The specific name derives from the fact that brown bears like to eat the bulbs of the plant and dig up the ground to get at them, as do wild boar. Ramsons grow mainly in swampy deciduous woodlands, being most common in areas with slightly acidic soils. They flower before the trees get their leaves and fill the air with their characteristic strong smell. – wiki

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Aquilegia Flowers Part 2

ratemyscreensaver — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:49:17 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Aquilegia Flowers Part 2, contains 21 high quality images of Aquilegia flowers in bloom. Aquilegia (columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of herbaceous perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They are known for their distinctive flowers, generally bell-shaped, with each petal modified into an elongated nectar spur.

Several species are grown in gardens; Aquilegia vulgaris (European Columbine) is a traditional garden flower in the British Isles, and several of the species that are native to North America are popular garden plants there. Numerous hybrids have also been developed as well. The traditional colors of lavender/blue columbines are the official Colorado state flower. â€“ wiki

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Aquilegia Flowers Part 1

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:06:41 +0000

The free flower screensaver, Aquilegia Flowers Part 1, contains 22 high quality images of Aquilegia flowers in bloom. Aquilegia (columbine) is a genus of about 60-70 species of herbaceous perennial plants that are found in meadows, woodlands, and at higher altitudes throughout the Northern Hemisphere. They are known for their distinctive flowers, generally bell-shaped, with each petal modified into an elongated nectar spur.

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The Onion Flower

ratemyscreensaver — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:03:16 +0000

The free flower screensaver, The Onion Flower, contains 33 high quality images of the onion flower. Allium is the onion genus, with about 1250 species, making it one of the largest plant genera in the world. They are perennial bulbous plants that produce chemical compounds that give them a characteristic onion or garlic taste and odor, and many are used as food plants. Allium is classified in family Alliaceae although some classifications have included it in the lily family (Liliaceae). Most bulbous alliums increase by forming little bulbs or offsets around the old one, as well as by seed. Several species can form many bulbils (tiny bulbs) in the flowerhead. – wiki

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Sunflowers

ratemyscreensaver — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:28:23 +0000

The free screensaver, Sunflowers, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 19 high resolution images of sunflowers. The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas in the family Asteraceae, with a large flower head (inflorescence). The stem of the flower can grow up to 3 metres tall, with the flower head reaching 30 cm in diameter.

Sunflowers in the bud stage exhibit heliotropism. At sunrise, the faces of most sunflowers are turned towards the east. Over the course of the day, they move to track the sun from east to west, while at night they return to an eastward orientation. This motion is performed by motor cells in the pulvinus, a flexible segment of the stem just below the bud. As the bud stage ends, the stem stiffens and the blooming stage is reached. – wiki

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The African Daisy

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:23:16 +0000

The free screensaver, The African Daisy, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 11 high resolution images of sunflower family. Osteospermum is a genus belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower family (Asteraceae). There are about 50 species, native to Africa, 35 species in southern Africa, and southwestern Arabia. They are half-hardy perennials or subshrubs. Therefore they do not survive outdoor wintery conditions, but there is still a wide range of hardiness.

Their alternate (rarely opposite) leaves are green, but some beautiful variegated forms exist. The leaf form is lanceolate. The leaf margin is entire, but hardy types are toothed.

The daisy-like flowers consists of disc florets and ray florets, growing solitary at the end of branches or sometimes in inflorescences of terminal corymbose cymes. The disc florets are pseudo-bisexual and come in several colors such as blue, yellow and purple. The hardy types usually show a dark blue center in the disc until the yellow pollen is shed. The ray florets are female and are found diverse colors such as white, cream, pink, purple, mauve to yellow. – wiki

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Sacred Lotus

ratemyscreensaver — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:46:42 +0000

The free screensaver, Sacred Lotus, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 31 high resolution images of lotus flower. Nelumbo nucifera is known by a number of common names, including blue lotus, Indian lotus, sacred lotus, bean of India, and sacred water-lily. Botanically, Nelumbo nucifera (Gaertn.) may also be referred to by its former names, Nelumbium speciosum (Wild.) or Nymphaea nelumbo. This plant is an aquatic perennial, but if its seeds are preserved under favorable circumstances, they may remain viable for many years.

In ancient Egypt, Nelumbo nucifera was unknown, being introduced only at the time of the Persian invasions, late in ancient Egyptian history. The ancient Egyptians venerated the blue water-lily, Nymphaea caerulea, which was sometimes known as the blue lotus or sacred lotus.

N. nucifera was native to a huge area from modern Vietnam to Afghanistan, being spread widely as an ornamental and food plant. In 1787 it was first brought into horticulture in Western Europe as a stove-house water-lily under the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks and can be seen in modern botanical garden collections where heating is provided. Today it is rare or extinct in the wild in Africa but widely naturalized in southern Asia and Australia, where it is commonly cultivated in water gardens. It is the National Flower of India. – wiki

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Mayweed

ratemyscreensaver — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:04:49 +0000

The free screensaver, Mayweed, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 15 high resolution images of the mayweed flower. Matricaria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Some of the species have the common name of mayweed, but this name also relates to plants not in this genus.

Most are very common in the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and America as well as in North Africa, and South Africa and some are naturalised in Australia. M. occidentalis is native in North America; other species are introduced. These are hardy, pleasantly aromatic annuals, growing along roadsides, in ruderal soils, and fallow land, rich in nutrients. Many are considered nuisance weeds. However they are suitable for rock gardens, herb gardens and as border plants. – wiki

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A Weed of National Significance

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:29:44 +0000

The free screensaver, A Weed of National Significance, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 15 high resolution images of the Lantana flowering plant. Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants, native to tropical regions of the Americas and Africa. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5-2 m tall. Lantana’s aromatic flower clusters (called umbels) are a mix of red and orange florets. Other colors exist as new varieties are being selected. – wiki

Lantana is a Weed of National Significance. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts.

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Hibiscus

ratemyscreensaver — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:39:19 +0000

The free screensaver, Hibiscus, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 26 high resolution images of the Hibiscus plant. Hibiscus or Rosemallow is a large genus of about 200-220 species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. The genus includes both annual and perennial herbaceous plants, and woody shrubs and small trees. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to lanceolate, often with a toothed or lobed margin. The flowers are large, conspicuous, trumpet-shaped, with five or more petals, ranging from white to pink, red, purple or yellow, and from 4-15 cm broad. The fruit is a dry five-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released when the capsule splits open at maturity. – wiki

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Treasure Flower

ratemyscreensaver — Sun, 27 May 2007 17:11:07 +0000

Gazania, or treasure flower, is a daisy-like South African annual flower. They have large bright yellow, orange or red flowers, some with eye-spots at the base of the petals, in a variety of shades: brown, black, white or some combination thereof. These large, beautiful flowers have made them popular in gardens and has lead to extensive cultivation. Whilst the ease with which they hybridize has added to their popularity as an ornamental, this characteristic can make identification and taxonomic delimitation problematic. The free screensaver, Treasure Flower, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 12 high resolution images of the treasure flower.

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Nice Looking Weed

ratemyscreensaver — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:46:28 +0000

The free screensaver, Nice Looking Weed, was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 21 high resolution images of hemp-nettles. Galeopsis (hemp-nettles) the genus name Galeopsis means, looks like a weasel, (early botanists thought that is what the corolla resembled), and the species epithet means four-parted, probably for the ovary of the plant.

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The Freshest Flowers

ratemyscreensaver — Sun, 13 May 2007 12:23:33 +0000

It might not be spring, but you can have the next best thing with The Freshest Flowers screensaver. A delightful look at some of the most beautiful spring offerings mother nature has at her disposal, each captured in their element by photographers. The Freshest Flowers is a free screensaver created by RateMyScreensaver.com containing 26 high quality photographs.

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The Snowdrop

ratemyscreensaver — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:15:42 +0000

The free screensaver â€œThe Snowdropâ€ was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 12 high resolution images of the common snowdrop. The common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis) is the best-known representative of a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae that are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring.

Snowdrops should not be confused with their relatives Snowflakes, Leucojum species; leucojums are much larger and flower in spring (or early summer, depending on the species), with all six petals in the flower the same size, though it should be noted that some “poculiform” (slipper-shaped) Galanthus can have inner segments similar in length to the outer ones.

All species of Galanthus have bulbs, linear leaves, and erect flowering stalks, destitute of leaves but bearing at the top a solitary pendulous bell-shaped flower. Galanthus nivalis grows 15 cm tall, flowering in January or February in the northern temperate zone. The white flower has six petals, the outer three segments being larger and more convex than the inner series. The six anthers open by pores or short slits. The ovary is three-celled, ripening into a three-celled capsule. – wiki

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Poinsettias the Christmas Star Flower

ratemyscreensaver — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:52:32 +0000

The free screensaver â€œPoinsettias the Christmas Star Flowerâ€ was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 21 high resolution images of Poinsettias. Poinsettias are flowers native to southern Mexico, Central America, and Africa. They are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant in the U.S. in 1825.

Poinsettias are shrubs to small trees, typically reaching a height of 0.6 to 4 m (2 to 16 ft). The plant bears dark green dentate leaves that measure 7 to 16 cm (3 to 6 inches) in length. The top leaves, known as bracts, are flaming red, pink, or white and are often mistaken as flowers. The actual flowers are the small yellow structures found in the center of each leaf bunch, which are called Cyathia. – wiki

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The Blue Passion Flower

ratemyscreensaver — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:37:38 +0000

The free screensaver â€œThe Blue Passion Flowerâ€ was created by RateMyScreensaver.com and contains 28 high resolution images of the blue passion flower. The Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea), also known as the Common Passion Flower, is a vine native to southern Brazil and Argentina (where it is known as the Pasionaria or MburucuyÃ¡ in GuaranÃ).

It is popular with gardeners because of its intricate, scented flowers that have an almost plastic-looking appearance. The unusual shape of the flowers has led to the plant being associated in Christian symbolism with the passion of Jesus; the three stigmas representing the three nails used to nail Jesus to the cross, the ovary and its stalk represent the chalice of the Last Supper, the five anthers represent the five wounds, the corona represents the crown of thorns, the ten ‘petals’ (actually five petals and five sepals) the apostles (save Judas the traitor and Peter the denyer); the old leaves also represent the hands of those who persecuted him, the young leaves the point of the lance used to stab him, and the tendrils the whips of those who beat him. – wiki

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