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  2. Leontopodium nivale - Wikipedia

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    Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss (English: / ˈ eɪ d əl v aɪ s / ⓘ AY-dəl-vyce; German: Edelweiß [ˈeːdl̩vaɪs] ⓘ or Alpen-Edelweiß), is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,400 metres (5,900–11,200 ft) altitude. It is a ...

  3. Leontopodium - Wikipedia

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    Leontopodium is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Europe and Asia . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The fuzzy and somewhat stocky "petals" (technically, bracts ) could be thought of as somewhat resembling lions' paws—hence the genus name combining Greek léōn ('lion') and pódion ('foot').

  4. Edelweiss (song) - Wikipedia

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    Edelweiss flower, Leontopodium alpinum "Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music.It is named after the edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale), a white flower found high in the Alps.

  5. List of national flowers - Wikipedia

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    The national flower of Austria is edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale). [citation needed] Belgium. Brussels – Iris pseudacorus [41] [42] Flanders – poppy [43]

  6. Polisi - Wikipedia

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    The southern limit of Polisi is a distribution area of the Alpine sunflower (Leontopodium nivale). Mountain tea and orchid are abundant. There is also a reserve for wild boar. Some sections of the mountain contain iron-nickel ores and bauxite. [3]

  7. Edelweiss (train) - Wikipedia

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    The Edelweiss was an international express train.For most of its existence, it linked the Netherlands with Switzerland, via Belgium, Luxembourg and France. Introduced in 1928, it was named after a mountain flower, the Edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale), which is associated with alpinism and the Alps, and regarded as a symbol of Switzerland.

  8. Campo Imperatore - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1952, the garden is devoted to cultivation and study of some 300 species indigenous mountainous plants, including rare and endangered plant species, among them Vaccinium gaultherioides, Yellow Gentiana (Gentiana lutea), Edelweiss of the Apennines (Leontopodium nivale), and Adonis distorta, all plants that have adapted to Campo ...

  9. Category:Leontopodium - Wikipedia

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