Chapter 21

The Symbolic Uses of Plants

Luís Manuel Mendoncça De Carvalho

Botanical Museum‐Instituto Politecnico de Beja, Portugal, USA

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First published: 07 July 2011
Citations: 2

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Methods

  • Sacred Trees and Plants

  • Flowers as Symbols

  • The Symbolism of Fruits and Seeds

  • The Symbolism of Plants in European Paintings

  • National and Political Symbols

  • Plants, People, and Color

  • The Symbolism of Plants in Architecture, Literature, and Music

  • References

Number of times cited according to CrossRef: 2

  • Seed exchange networks for agrobiodiversity conservation. A review, Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 10.1007/s13593-012-0089-6, 33, 1, (151-175), (2012).
  • A relic of medieval folklore: Corpus Christi Octave herbal wreaths in Poland and their relationship with the local pharmacopoeia, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 10.1016/j.jep.2012.04.049, 142, 1, (228-240), (2012).

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