• Small inflorescence heads
  • Bract, modified leaf

Edelweiss, Explored

Leontopodium alpinum (Asteraceae) in the flower market in Bern, Switzerland
The common name comes from German edel, meaning "noble", and weiß (also spelled weiss) "white".The scientific name Leontopodium means "lion's paw".

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  1. altamons (20 months ago | reply)

    Very nice Camelia!!

  2. mara zocolotte (20 months ago | reply)

    So pretty my friend! :)

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  4. TheG-Forcers (Mike) (20 months ago | reply)

    Never have seen in nature before. Beautiful.

  5. Aspenbreeze (20 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot of an unusual flower

  6. Kooklamou - MA., USA (20 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic capture, my friend! WOW!!!

  7. monica***** :) [deleted] (20 months ago | reply)

    o bijuterie
    happy Sunday ! :)

  8. oana-emilia (20 months ago | reply)

    superba!
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  9. vaskos66 (20 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful macro !

  10. Sue90ca Too Busy For Flic*kr...WHAT! Oh No (20 months ago | reply)

    how very unique..really neat
    Sue

  11. Fotoimagen.7 (20 months ago | reply)

    Muy bella toma,saludos

  12. jose_abc (20 months ago | reply)

    Very nice picture. Wonderful composition :-)

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  14. NATURDESIGN (20 months ago | reply)

    Very nice shot and work. Wish a beautyful week.

    Textur Klatschmoonblüte

  15. JCD-AtrasTo - Joaquin (20 months ago | reply)

    Great capture.
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  16. Pattys-photos (20 months ago | reply)

    Extraordinary image !

  17. suraark (20 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful capture, composition and lighting.

  18. mum49 (20 months ago | reply)

    So pretty - grew one for a little while here BUT it is far too hot! Cheers Marg

  19. jvaiba (20 months ago | reply)

    Great capture.
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  20. bara-koukoug (19 months ago | reply)

    so famous from The Sound of Music film - glad to see it!

  21. Jan Hopgood (19 months ago | reply)

    The best Edelweiss picture I have ever seen,... congratulations on Explore

    My life now is macro flowers. :)

  22. coach48 (13 months ago | reply)

    Excellent quality work. THANKS
    COMPLIMENTI
    coach
    ^^^^^^^^^^^

  23. distro56 (7 months ago | reply)

    Great capture.
    Thank you for sharing this excellent photo with us.
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  24. Ozark Pix (6 months ago | reply)

    One of my favorite flowers although I have never see a live one. A wonderful Pix !

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