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a spring show-off whose flashy petals are actually leaves, while the real flowers go unnoticed.
fake flowersShowy white bracts are leaves, not petals.
hard as nailsWood once made golf clubs and weaving shuttles.
name originLikely from dagwood, used to make daggers.
berry powerRed fruits feed dozens of bird species.
virginia prideState flower of Virginia and North Carolina.