In traditional societies, religious and political leaders often use elements from the surrounding ecosystems to symbolically affirm their power. This ethnobotanical research looks for a similar pattern of use in urbanized western societies. We selected the use of plants by Queen Elizabeth II as a case study due to her singular position as a political and religious leader. We analysed the use of plants in public ceremonies to study how they are symbolically linked to the renewal of traditions.
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Harvard Papers in Botany
Vol. 17 • No. 2
December 2012
Vol. 17 • No. 2
December 2012
Plants' Symbology
Queen Elizabeth II
urban ethnobotany