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Edelweiss

Leontopodium alpinum

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

White puffy flower which grows from 5-15cm, blossoms from july untill semptember

Habitat:

Alpine areas (in Slovenia)-Julian, Kamnik-Savinja, Karavanke

Notes:

Protected since 1896, symbol of hikers in Slovenia.
We call it "Planika".

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Leontopodium alpinum

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Comments (6)
Ursula
I can't think of a reason why they were disappointed either, since it's a lovely flower and every time i see it when i go to mountains i admire how strong it is growing between those rocks all furry and simple! :)
craigwilliams
I worked in an Alpine House where people were constantly asking to see Edelweiss, presumably because of that song. When I showed them, they nearly always seemed disappointed! It surprised me a little because I think it's rather lovely and unusual for an inflorescence to be so furry.
Ursula
exactly! :) pretty nice, don't you think? :)

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The Flora of Central European Alps

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PublishedNovember 1, 2011

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