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Definition of Leontopodium alpinum
1. Noun. Alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts.
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Leontopodium, Leontopodium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leontopodium Alpinum
Literary usage of Leontopodium alpinum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania by Royal Society of Tasmania (1882)
"... also in the genus Leontopodium, so much so, that in 1876 Mr. CB Clarke, when
describing leontopodium alpinum from the Indian Alps (Composite Indices, p. ..."
2. The English Rock-garden by Reginald John Farrer (1919)
"leontopodium alpinum. of 8 inches or so, for the same treatment as these last,
... leontopodium alpinum.—The Flannel-flower is of the easiest cultivation in ..."
3. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss).— A pretty and hoary-leaved alpine plant, ...
leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss), dense white woolly substance. ..."
4. The English Flower Garden and Pleasure Ground: Design and Arrangement Shown by William Robinson (1899)
"It is a Cape plant, and is not hardy enough for leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss).
our climate during the winter, even when protected by a cold frame, ..."
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