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Iliamna remota

Iliamna remota

9.9
A rare flowering plant found only in Illinois with pale pink flowers like a hollyhock
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The endangered Iliamna remota blooms in midsummer along prairie remnants in Illinois.

Examples

  • Conservationists are working to protect Iliamna remota from habitat loss.

  • During our field trip, we were fortunate to spot a cluster of Iliamna remota in bloom.

  • The Iliamna remota is a unique plant native to Illinois.

  • Have you ever seen an Iliamna remota in bloom?

  • Conservationists are working to protect Iliamna remota from habitat loss.

  • During our field trip, we were fortunate to spot a cluster of Iliamna remota in bloom.

  • The endangered Iliamna remota blooms in midsummer along prairie remnants in Illinois.

Synonyms

Sphaeralcea remota
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  • Specialized
9.9

A rare plant like a hollyhock with pale pink flowers that grows in Illinois

is the same plant but noted as sometimes classified under that genus

Surface Forms

Iliamna remota singular
Iliamna remotai plural

Morphology

Iliamna + remota

This is a scientific Latin binomial (a taxonomic proper name) whose meaning (a specific rare mallow) is not compositionally derivable by a B1 learner from the constituents; 'Iliamna' is a genus name and 'remota' is not an English word in the provided data. Even if 'remota' resembles Latin for 'remote', that knowledge and the botanical classification details are not accessible to typical learners, so the expression is unintelligible from its parts.

Etymology

Iliamna remota may get its name from a place called Iliamna, and the second word remota comes from old Latin meaning 'remote' or 'far away'. That's why the name paints a picture of a plant living in a small, isolated spot, which fits this rare Illinois mallow.