Трогательное обаяние полевых цветов по-прежнему inspires poets and lovers, gives a romantic mood. Field and meadow flowers, whose names are diverse, today can be found in the most prestigious flower shops, because they look great in fresh charming bouquets. And it is worthwhile to imagine a boundless field strewn with blue cornflowers, yellow buttercups or white daisies, as fatigue, problems and offenses recede.
Нередко название полевых цветков говорит о noticeable features of plants. The coltsfoot is named that way because of the leaves - warm, terry on the one hand, smooth and cold on the other. The flowers of the crane are like the beak of this slender bird, and the flowers of the bell resemble a bell. Oregano has a unique aroma, especially in dried form. Very fragrant tea is obtained from it. Nevyas acquired his nickname because it helps a lot with weakness and fatigue: it gives a person "nine strengths". It also happens that the name of wild flowers is associated with myths and legends. They say that the cornflower is named in honor of St. Basil the Great, who had a special sympathy for flowers, and is a symbol of kindness and spiritual purity. Flowers on the stems Ivan-da-Maryi got their name thanks to the legend of unhappy love. The girl and the guy, having learned that they are each other's brother and sister, in order not to part, turned into flowers of different shades. The sleep-grass flower is so called because at night the petals are tightly closed, and the plant wilts, as if falling asleep. Another name for this flower is lumbago. According to legend, an angel launched an arrow at a demon hiding in the thickets of this plant, and shot through the leaves.
Each name of wild flowers has the second(botanical) name. In chicory, it sounds like this: Cichorium intybys. It comes from the Greek kio - “I go” and chorion - “alienated field”. It is called so because the plant can often be found on the outskirts of fields. The name of the species intybus can be translated as "in the tube" - the flower has a hollow stalk. The thistle plant has the Latin name Carduus nutans, which is derived from the word cardo, meaning “hook”. White and pinkish mylnyanki flowers are called scientific Saponaria and come from the Greek sapon, that is, "soap." The pubescent leaves and stems of a mullein, called Verbascum, are derived from the Latin word barbascum, which is etymologically related to barba - “beard”. Other names of the plant: royal scepter, bear's ear, ataman grass, coat of leaves. The botanical name of sage - Salvia - was born from the Latin word salvus and means “healthy”. Sage is widely used as a medicinal plant.
Among the flowers that please us cool heavenlyshade, the most gentle can be called flax. Its Latin name - Línum - came from the Celtic language, in it the word lin means "thread": a stalk of flax entirely consists of thin fibers. The plant has since old treated, fed and clothed people. The remarkable quality of matter from flax is the power of rotting and the increase in strength at high humidity. From the seed of this plant of the flax family, they made oil, which generously contains irreplaceable linolenic fatty acid, which is involved in the metabolism of humans and animals, preventing the development of cardiovascular diseases.
There is no rye field, which would not grow gracefuland cute cornflowers. If the ears are not observed, it means that there was certainly a grain field, which is now reminiscent of blue flowers. They bloom from May to September. The Latin name Centauréa originated from the Greek adjective centaureus, that is, belonging to the centaur. The myth says that Chiron, the centaur of these flowers, recovered from the poison of the hydra that bit him. Cornflower belongs to the Compositae family and is used in medicine as a decongestant. In folk therapy, the infusion of flowers on snow water treats the eyes. In cosmetics, cornflower extract is used to produce nourishing cleansers that tighten the pores of the skin.
Simple forget-me-nots love moisture, they canmeet along streams, in meadows, along river banks. The scientific name of this flower from the family of borageberry, Myosótis, is derived from the name of the mouse ear, because, opening, the petals are very similar to the rodent's ear. And according to legend, forget-me-not acquired a name when the goddess Flora came down to earth and gave flowers to the names. It seemed to her that she respected everyone, but behind her back came a faint voice: "Do not forget me, Flora!" .
Primrose, or primula, he called the people"Golden keys". There is a legend. They hinted to the apostle Peter, who was guarding the gate to Eden, that someone without permission would want to sneak into the heavens with fake keys. The apostle in fright dropped a bunch of golden keys, she fell to the ground, and flowers like her grew at this place. Adorable little yellow inflorescences appear in early spring, as if opening the way for light and heat. No wonder the botanical name - Prímula - came from the Latin word prímus, that is, "first". Another name for wild flowers of primrose - the firstborn. Corollas with five petals are collected in a racemes on smooth, long stalks. They are dried and brew invigorating tea. A whole vitamin cocktail is in the leaves of primrose. From her roots, healers prepare a cure for tuberculosis. And in the old days, a love potion was brewed from a flower. Primrose is able to capture the signals of the ultrasonic field, which occurs during an earthquake. It accelerates the movement of the juices in the plant and makes it bloom faster. So the primrose is able to warn people of danger.
На полях и лугах растет великолепный медонос и doctor - tributary. His Latin name - Melilótus - is derived from the word "honey". And in Russia, these yellow wildflowers, whose names are ground grass, clover, are etymologically related to the Slavic word "bottom". Infusions and decoctions from the plant helped from diseases, and from fresh leaves and flowers they prepared a healing plaster for wounds.
Какую отрадную картину представляет собой поле, dotted with golden buttercup droplets! So sweet and touching this flower with silky petals. Why does he have such a formidable name? The answer is simple - buttercup juice is very poisonous. It was from him that a drug was prepared that plunged Juliet into a deep, death-like dream. Scientists called the flower Ranúnculus, from the Latin word "frog", because buttercup loves wet places. The plant blooms over the summer several times, and if the season is rainy, the flowers will be large and lush, and the stems will grow to the waist.
The names and pictures of wildflowers given inThis article - only a small part of the richest flora of our wonderful planet. Neither the heat nor the cold are afraid of the tender inhabitants of the meadows and fields, generously donating their healing powers to all who are in pain. The famous thinker of the Enlightenment, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, asked his friends to take him to the meadow, if he fell ill, so that there was no hope of recovery. Then, as the scientist assured, he will be well again.
