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Türkiye · Nature & Wildlife · Easy
What flower, native to the western Anatolian mountains, gave its name to a period of Ottoman history and became a national symbol cultivated across the world from bulbs first exported in the 16th century?
Answer: Tulip — The tulip (lale) is indigenous to the Anatolian and Central Asian steppes; Ottoman sultans developed hundreds of cultivars, and the flower reached the Netherlands via the Austrian ambassador in the 1550s, triggering 'Tulipmania'.
- A Hyacinth
- B Crocus
- C Tulip ✓
- D Lily
The tulip (lale) is indigenous to the Anatolian and Central Asian steppes; Ottoman sultans developed hundreds of cultivars, and the flower reached the Netherlands via the Austrian ambassador in the 1550s, triggering 'Tulipmania'.