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Poinsettia Legend and Air Pollution Quiz by Marjory Matienzo is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The passage describes the legend of how the poinsettia came to have its red color. It tells the story of a Christian knight who was fighting in the Crusades against the Moors in the Holy Land. As he climbed a wall and was shot with an arrow, his blood dropped on a shrub below, which later produced red flowers. This is said to be the origin of the red color of the poinsettia plant.

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Marjory Matienzo

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