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An '''Ume''', '''Chinese Plum Blossom''', or the '''Chinese Apricot''' ''(Prunus mume/Prunus mei)'' is a type of [[Korea]]n and [[Japan]]ese [[plum]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. It starts out as a white flower like an [[almond]]. It is also native to China but it is not called "Ume" in Chinese. | An '''Ume''', '''Chinese Plum Blossom''', or the '''Chinese Apricot''' ''(Prunus mume/Prunus mei)'' is a type of [[Korea]]n and [[Japan]]ese [[plum]] of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Rosaceae]]. It starts out as a white flower like an [[almond]]. It is also native to China but it is not called "Ume" in Chinese. | ||
A lot of people have painted pictures of Ume. It is often painted with [[bamboo]] next to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2874/|title=The Plum Blossom|date=11 February 1662|website=www.wdl.org}}</ref> | A lot of people have painted pictures of Ume. It is often painted with [[bamboo]] next to it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wdl.org/en/item/2874/|title=The Plum Blossom|date=11 February 1662|website=www.wdl.org}}</ref> Within the [[Taiwan]] ''(Chinese Taipei)'' it is the designate '''State flower of the Tai Nationalist [[Taiwanese Republic]]'''{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|''“The Official designated Nationalist State animal and Awarded floral emblem of the [[Taiwan]]ese Republic” respectively''}}. | ||
==Cultural significance== | ==Cultural significance== | ||
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== Notes == | |||
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[[Category:Rosaceae]] | [[Category:Rosaceae]] | ||
[[Category:Plums]] | [[Category:Plums]] | ||
[[Category:Taiwan]] | [[Category:Taiwan]] | ||
[[Category:State symbols of Taiwan]] | |||