Biology:Bidens macroptera

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Bidens macroptera
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Bidens macroptera
(Sch.Bip. ex Chiov.) Mesfin

Bidens macroptera, or adey abeba, is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia.[1] In Ethiopia, adey abeba symbolizes the end of the rainy season and the start of summer. It also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. For Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash), a group of young girls sing the traditional new year song Abebayehosh (አበባየሁሽ) and give adey abeba to their parents and loved ones as a symbol of luck and blessing for the new year.

Symbol

The flower adey abeba symbolizes not only the end of the rainy season and the start of summer but also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. it only blossoms in August and stays for two months. It's a small flower with 8 yellow petals.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15595309 entry