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Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) is one of the best known European mountain flowers. The name comes from GermanGerman (called Deutsch in German in which germanisch refers to prechristian times), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and one of the world's major languages. It is the language with the most native speakers in the European Union. edel (meaning noble) and weiß (meaning white).

Description

• The flower can grow to a size of 3 - 20 cm.
• The leaf is felted and woolly with white hairs.
• The flowers are felted and woolly with white hairs, with characteristic bloom consisting of 5 - 6 small yellow flowerheads (0.5 cm) surrounded by leaflets in star form.
• The flowers are in bloom between JulyJuly is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. July was renamed for Julius Caesar; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. Because of its orig and SeptemberSeptember is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 30 days. The name comes from the Latin septem for " seven" September was originally the seventh month of the year, before January and February were inserted. In Greek civilization, S.
• Edelweiss can be found on rocky lawns, limestone rocks, meadows (more rarely), it is unequally distributed and prefers rocky limestone places at 2000 - 2900 m altitude.
• Edelweiss can be found at high mountains in Europe, in the PyreneesFor other meanings see: Pyrenees, Victoria and Montes Pyrenaeus. The Pyrenees ( Spanish Pirineos French Pyrenees Catalan Pirineus Basque Aunamendi are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separ, AlpsThe Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria in the east, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany, through to France in the west. The highest mountain in the Alps is the Mon and Carpathian MountainsThis article is about the terrestrial mountain range. There is also a range on the Moon called the Carpathian Mountains (Moon). The Carpathian Mountains are the eastern wing of the great central mountain system of Europe curving 1500 km (~900 miles) along.
• It is not toxic.
• Edelweiss is a protected plant.

The famous song from The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a Broadway musical and movie based on a true story. It contains many hit songs, including "Edelweiss", "My Favorite Things", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" and "The Lonely Goatherd", as well as the title song. Julie Andrews as Maria, seeks g was named after this flower; the great popularity of the song led to the mistaken belief that it is the national anthem of AustriaAustria is a landlocked country in Central Europe, a federation of nine states. Austria is bordered by Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the (much like the popular song " Waltzing Matilda" is widely incorrectly believed to be the national anthem of Australia).

On the Austrian euro coins, a picture of Edelweiss is used on the two euro cent coins. In Austria, Edelweiss is also a brand of beer named after the flower.

In Switzerland, the Edelweiss Air AG is an international airline named after the flower, who also uses it as their logo.

There is also an Austrian band named Edelweiss.