Aaron's beard may refer to the following plants having numerous stamens or threadlike runners:Cymbalaria muralis --
ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy
Hypericum calycinum -- great St.-John's-wort, Jerusalem star
Saxifraga stolonifera -- strawberry geraniumThe Aaron's beard cactus (
Opuntia leucotricha) has white hairs on its joints.The name derives from a Biblical verse: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! / It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments" (Psalm 133:1-2 (King James version).
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Hypericum calycinum, commonly called the
Rose of Sharon, is a
shrubby species of
Hypericum, family
Clusiaceae, noted for its much larger
flowers than most other species in the genus. It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1-2 m wide but often smaller. The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. The solitary flowers are 3-5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals, and numerous yellow
stamens. It is indigenous to southeast
Europe and southwest
Asia. It is a popular
evergreen garden shrub, with many named
cultivars and
hybrids derived from it, e.g. Hypericum 'Hidcote', in the photograph, top right.
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