{"id":1446243,"date":"2022-04-19T14:15:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446243"},"modified":"2022-04-19T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T18:15:53","slug":"fact-check-does-this-picture-show-a-pagoda-flower-inside-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-picture-show-a-pagoda-flower-inside-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does this Picture Show A \u2018Pagoda Flower\u2019 Inside Tibet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-picture-show-a-pagoda-flower-inside-tibet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1446243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/mIu5P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid%3D3685753094989505%26set%3Dgm.962287834457541&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1650395806046000&#038;usg=AOvVaw14zORnFu6252PE4YlL-IxN\">shared on Facebook<\/a> over 930 times purportedly shows a \u201cPagoda Flower\u201d in Tibet that grows once every 400 years in the Himalayan mountains.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The flower pictured in the post is called the \u201cRheum nobile\u201d and grows seasonally. The pagoda flower is notably different from the flower visible in the image.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/mIu5P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a> shows what appears to be a tall, yellow flower growing on the side of a mountain. \u201cTibet\u2019s unique \u2018Pagoda Flower\u2019 is auspicious,\u201d the picture\u2019s caption claims. \u201cThis is the Mahameru flower that blooms once every 400 years in the Himalayas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the image does not show a pagoda flower. A reverse image search revealed the flower captured in the Facebook photo is called \u201cRheum nobile,\u201d commonly known as \u201cSikkim Rhubarb,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pfaf.org\/user\/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rheum+nobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plants For A Future<\/a>. The flower grows seasonally in the Himalayas from Nepal to southeast China, the organization states.<\/p>\n<p>Flowering typically occurs from early June to early July, according to a 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7442368\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annals Of Botany journal article<\/a> titled, \u201cDemography of the giant monocarpic herb Rheum nobile in the Himalayas and the effect of disturbances by grazing.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/03\/15\/fact-check-sea-turtle-atlantic-ocean-glass-pendant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Does This Image Show A Real Sea Turtle \u2018Living In The Waters Of The Atlantic Ocean\u2019?<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The photo shared on Facebook originally appeared in a 2011 edition of the Alpine Garden Society <a href=\"http:\/\/alpinegardensociety.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/AGS-Newsletter-55-Winter-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">newsletter<\/a> and is attributed to photographer Martin Walsh. Similar photos of the plant were later uploaded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzLPXKbAdM3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=f7aaf5ec-4b03-4ea2-8ef9-32b454616dff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">society\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzsOeK8AIHv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=f5c47057-3b9a-471f-a433-0e1ffe9c47e0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, with captions identifying the flower as the Rheum nobile, not the pagoda flower.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BzsOeK8AIHv\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>Notably, a flower known as the pagoda flower does exist, though its appearance differs greatly from the Rheum nobile. The actual pagoda flower is smaller and red in its appearance and can grow to be six feet or taller in rainforest regions, according to the Florida Museum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu\/exhibits\/blog\/pagoda-flower\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. It grows in tropical areas of Asia, including parts of China and the Philippines, and is included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabi.org\/isc\/datasheet\/119784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Invasive Species Compendium<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook over 930 times purportedly shows a \u201cPagoda Flower\u201d in Tibet that grows once every 400 years in the Himalayan mountains. 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