Definition of Homogyne alpina

1. Noun. Rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago.

Exact synonyms: Alpine Coltsfoot, Tussilago Alpina
Group relationships: Genus Homogyne, Homogyne
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Homogyne Alpina

Homo economicus
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo rhodesiensis
Homo sapien
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens sapiens
Homo soloensis
Homobasidiomycetes
Homoean
Homogyne
Homogyne alpina
Homologoumena
Homona
Homona coffearia
Homoousion
Homs
Homyel
Hon
Honda
Hondas
Hondo
Honduran
Honduran capital
Honduran monetary unit
Hondurans

Literary usage of Homogyne alpina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... dominant species, includes as subordinate species both in the Alps and the Carpathians homogyne alpina, Hieracium alpinum, Campanula Scheuchzeri, &c. ..."

2. My Garden by Eden Phillpotts (1906)
"homogyne alpina next catches my eye—a little, modest soul, easily mistaken for some intrusive coltsfoot until seen in flower. ..."

3. The English Rock-garden by Reginald John Farrer (1919)
"... being dowdy little weeds after the style of homogyne alpina, with nothing that even enthusiasm can say for them, except that the cottony reverse that ..."

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