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"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31)
(Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) - 01a) This is a closer view of
one of the flowering plumes of the Canada goldenrod. One of the characteristics
of the Canada goldenrod is the parallel veined and saw-toothed lanceolate shaped
leaves. The parallel veining is most evident on the underside of the downward
facing leaf in the lower left of the photo; and toothed edges are evident on the
leaf in the lower right of the photo.
Trevor Kuipers kindly wrote to us about the potential identification problem of
the parallel veined leaf of the Canada goldenrod making it seem like it was a
monocotyledon plant when in fact it is a dicotyledon plant. Cotyledon are the
seed-leaves that first appear when the seed sprouts. For example grasses, which
have parallel veined leaves, are monocotyledon plants because they have only one
leaf on the sprout, and beans are dicotyledon plants because they have two
leaves on the sprout, as does the Canada goldenrod.
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Presented here are just a few of the countless components of God's creation.
Just as we cannot have human and animal life without water and plants, neither
can we have lasting peace without love and compassion. It is our hope and
prayer that this series will motivate people to live and act in a cruelty-free
manner; that we would no longer hurt or destroy each other, the animals or our
environment.