The districts in the interior are thickly covered by forests both of the tropical moist deciduous type as well as tropical dry deciduous. Merryweather is the shortest and youngest fairy, dressed in a blue gown, a blue hat, and a blue cape clipped with a blue circle. Flora, fauna and other forms of life such as fungi are collectively referred to as biota. The characters received positive reception. Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. These two forms … All three words are cognates of the name of the Greek god Pan, and panis is the Greek equivalent of fauna. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. "[3] Of the three, he praised Merryweather as the best character. The three fairies had appeared as guests in the TV series Disney's House of Mouse. A. When they finish, Flora is unable to make a proper gown and Fauna is unable to make a stiff cake, angering Merryweather and prompting her to get the wands, and Fauna tells Flora, "You know? They first appear in Kingdom Hearts II at Yen Sid's tower, giving Sora his new outfit after he wakes from his year-long sleep, as well as the Star Seeker Keyblade and the ability to use Drive, and later witnessing Maleficent's return to power. When Diablo tries to warn Maleficent, Merryweather chases him and eventually turns him into a stone statue. They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as her guardians and/or parents. [8] However, despite its title it covered not only plants, but also some animals of the region, that is China and India.[9]. Years later, on the day of Aurora (whom they call Briar Rose)'s sixteenth birthday, the fairies plan a surprise for her, and so they send her berry-picking in the forest (while warning her not to go too far and not to speak to strangers). [4] The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. Epifauna, also called epibenthos, are aquatic animals that live on the bottom substratum as opposed to within it, that is, the benthic fauna that live on top of the sediment surface at the seafloor.

(2011). The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively. Such creatures are found in the fossil record and include lingulata, trilobites and worms. Fauna is the middle fairy, dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle. She is the strongest-willed and the leader of the group. ", but Maleficent then tells her to touch the spindle, which causes her to do so. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, the wicked witch named Maleficent arrives and stresses about not receiving an invitation, to which Merryweather replies that she is "not wanted."

Flora then confiscates Merryweather's and Fauna's wands, since they should avoid using magic while carrying out the plan. "[4], From left to right: Fauna, Flora, and Merryweather, Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams, "Sleeping Beauty (1959) Screen: 'Sleeping Beauty, Treatises on the Apparitions of Spirits and on Vampires or Revenants, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flora,_Fauna_and_Merryweather&oldid=979584646, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 15:23. The corresponding term for animal life is fauna. The hills, plateaus and isolated areas of the northeastern part of the state are covered by the tropical moist deciduous forests whereas the second types of the forests are located in the southwest region They argue over whether Aurora should be forced to marry Prince Philip until Flora hears Maleficent's magic, causing them to enter the room and discover that Maleficent has arrived and has hypnotized Aurora into going through a hidden passage which leads up to another room, where Maleficent has turned herself into a spinning wheel.

[1][2][3], The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology.

A published flora often contains diagnostic keys.

The three fairies go after Aurora and yell out to "Don't touch anything! In the Disney Divas event at Disneyland, the fairies appeared at the climax of the show, confronting Maleficent, the Evil Queen and Cruella de Vil, among others, and later introducing Cynthia Harriss, former president of Disneyland Resort. The northeastern part of the country is the world's largest national park. She is the more aggressive of the fairies and is bolder and feistier than the other two. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess Shale fauna".