Stella Alpina ( Edelweiss ) by mariogiannecchini

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Oct 27, 2010

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Una stella alpina , dicono porta fortuna , spero la porti a tutti voi. Un Edelweiss, diciamo buona fortuna, spero di portarlo a tutti voi. La stella alpina (Leontopodium alpinum) è una pianta appartenente alla famiglia delle Asteraceae o Compositae che cresce spontaneamente in Cina, sulle Ande, sulle Alpi europee e sugli Appennini. Il suo nome deriva dal greco lèon (leone) e poùs (piede); in passato si supponeva appunto che il suo fiore assomigliasse agli arti del leone. Il genere comprende pochissime specie di piante erbacee, rustiche e selvatiche che crescono spontaneamente nelle fenditure delle rocce: Sono di piccole dimensioni e la pianta raggiunge a malapena i 20 cm di altezza. Le foglie sono ricoperte da una peluria argentea e riunite alla base in modo da assumere la forma di una rosetta. I fiori hanno brattee carnose e vellutate di colore biancastro riunite tra di loro tanto da formare un fiore a stella. Dopo la prolungata fioritura, le brattèe appassiscono lasciando i capolini femminili fecondati pronti a far maturare i semi. Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is a plant belonging to the Asteraceae or Compositae family that grows wild in China, the Andes, European Alps and the Apennines. Its name derives from the greek leon (lion) and pous (foot), in the past was supposed fact that its flowers resemble the limbs of a lion. The genus includes very few species of herbaceous plants and hardy wild growing naturally in the crevices of the rocks are small and the plant barely reaches 20 cm in height. The leaves are covered with silvery hair and joined at the base so as to take the form of a rosette. The flower bracts are fleshy and velvety-white joined together so as to form a star-shaped flower. After prolonged flowering, the bracts fade, leaving the fertilized female flower heads are ready to ripen the seeds. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium Good day and good week Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image

Comments (40)

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renecyberdoc

2:17AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

beautiful.

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rainbows

2:23AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

A rare capture, dear Mario. It is so beautiful. Hugs for all day. Di. xx

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erlandpil

2:26AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Nice shot weland

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jayfar

2:28AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Great shot Mario and the info too.

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Juliette.Gribnau

2:31AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

wonderful capture, you managed to show the softness of the leaves very well

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durleybeachbum

2:48AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

This is a lovely shot!

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Digitaleagle

2:52AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Beautifully composed, gorgeous soft colors and delicate details, beautiful presentation!

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helanker

3:44AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

What a lovely capture of an Edelweiss. I have never seen this flower before. It looks as gentle as the song about it.

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rockstrider

4:03AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

There's a song about that - great capture Mario!

alanwilliams

4:24AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

wonderful bloom beautifully portrayed

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lior

4:45AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Sublime!!!!!!!

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RodolfoCiminelli

4:57AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Meravigliosa fotografia Mario......!!! Complimento......!!!!

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emmecielle

5:03AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Non sapevo che le stelle alpine portassero fortuna! Grazie, di fortuna ce n'è sempre bisogno! :) Splendida immagine! :)

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magnus073

7:29AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Mario, questa è una splendida foto il mio amico. Questa pianta è affascinante, e così bella. Sembra molto delicato, e ha anche piccoli peli sulle foglie

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Faemike55

8:27AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Very beautiful flower

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myrrhluz

8:39AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Il brano sta vivendo la mia testa adesso. meraviglioso dettaglio delle texture morbida e piccoli peli! Bella l'illuminazione! L'impianto sembra essere delicatamente alzando i suoi semi al sole. Bella cattura! Buona giornata.

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flora-crassella

9:06AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

a wonderful flower from the high mountains! GREAT photo!

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mgtcs

10:05AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Beautiful and super delicate Mario, amazing capture my friend, your work always fascinating me! I'm sorry for my delay my friend It was a very hard week for me!

MrsLubner

10:18AM | Wed, 27 October 2010

Edelweiss was my mother's favorite song. She had a music box that played it and I loved to hear it. Now I can see what the flower is like. Amazing detail.

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