Ashlee

​Columbine: the Columbine was adopted as Colorado's state flower on April 4, 1899. It is a lavender and white colored flower. It was discovered by a man named Edwin James on Pikes Peak in 1820. It attracts insects with it's nectar.It grows in July and August, it grows to be five to twenty five centimeters tall. There are seventy species of the Columbine. It has spurs, a white cup, yellow center, and violet-blue petals. White=the white snow, blue= the blue sky, and the yellow= the history of the gold mines. A law was passed in 1925 that a Rocky Mountain Columbine should never be uprooted in Colorado.
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Blue Grama Grass: The Blue Grama Grass was voted Colorado's state flower on May 20, 1987. It grows in many state life zones. It lives in the warm season. They grow to be fifteen to thirty centimeters tall. The roots Grow to be thirty to forty six centimeters long. It is a grayish to green color. It usually is made with a seed and it's growth fastness depends on the moisture in the soil and the temperature.It has one curly leaf. When it is dry. |||| ====== ||
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Sea Creatures Sea creatures survive in many different ways, but I only know about a few. The Crown of Thorns the first sea creature I know about. It survives by sucking polyps out of coral. It has thorns on it that keep other sea creatures away. The next, creature I know about is a shell less Hermit crab. It lives in the coral and catches its food with its antennas. The Rass is the final sea creature I know about. It lives in coral and it also goes into other fish’s mouths and cleans it. It cleans it by eating the leftovers that were in their mouth. In return the other fish doesn’t eat it. Clearly, different sea creatures survive in different ways.

By: Ashlee