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A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is in any way different from the way it appears in the wild as a native plant, even if it is growing where it would not naturally. The term can refer to the flowering plant as a whole, even when not in bloom, and not just the flower.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildflower )〕 "Wildflower" is not an exact term. Terms like ''native species'' (naturally occurring in the area, see flora), ''exotic'' or, better, ''introduced species'' (not naturally occurring in the area), of which some are labelled ''invasive species'' (that out-compete other plants – whether native or not), ''imported'' (introduced to an area whether deliberately or accidentally) and ''naturalized'' (introduced to an area, but now considered by the public as native) are much more accurate. In the United Kingdom, the organisation Plantlife International instituted the "County Flowers scheme" in 2002, for which members of the public nominated and voted for a wild flower emblem for their county. The aim was to spread awareness of the heritage of native species and about the need for conservation, as some of these species are endangered. For example, Somerset has adopted the Cheddar Pink (''Dianthus gratianopolitanus''), London the Rosebay Willowherb (''Chamerion angustifolium'') and Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych in Wales the rare Limestone Woundwort (''Stachys alpina''). == Examples == * ''Adonis aestivalis'' - summer pheasant's-eye * ''Anthemis arvensis'' * ''Anagallis'' * ''Agrostemma githago'' * ''Centaurea cyanus'' * ''Coreopsis tinctoria'' * ''Dianthus barbatus'' * ''Digitalis purpurea'' * ''Eschscholzia californica'' - California Poppy * ''Gypsophila elegans'' * ''Glebionis segetum'' * ''Papaver rhoeas'' * ''Silene latifolia'' * ''Viola tricolor'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「wildflower」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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