nstead of doing the Task, which isn't appropriate for me at the moment, I made up this chart of animal and plant correspondences for the Trumps. This is not really for the Arthurian Tarot (which I feel has too many birds), but for my conception of Tarot in general.
Trumps
Animal
Plant
Fool
dolphin
air plant
Magician
ibis, dragon
papyrus
High Priestess
dove, unicorn
cactus, nut trees
Empress
cow, hare
grains
Emperor
eagle
oak
Hierophant
elephant
Pfingstrose (special Swiss flower that blooms at Pentecost)
Lovers
osprey
rose and lily
Chariot
hawk, sphinx
vines
Strength
lion, bear
dandelion, 'weeds'
Hermit
owl
Eidelweiss (rare Alpine flower)
Wheel
salmon, frog
4-leaf clover, azalea
Justice
dragonfly, spider
pine
Hanged Man
male mantis
mistletoe
Death
snake
cypress, yew
Temperance
earthworm, centaur
lotus
Devil
wolf, bat (goat)
devil weed (stinging nettle), tobacco
Tower
rooster, scorpion
marijuana, 'shrooms
Star
cicada (dove)
herbs
Moon
fish, all nocturnes
moonflower, poppy
Sun
'gator, reptiles
sunflower, morning glory
Judgment
butterfly, phoenix (rooster)
bulb flowers
World
turtle, tetramorph
evergreen
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