MJ: "Lebron, Wade, Melo and CP3 are good but Kobe is my man"

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:lol read it and weep.....he says Kobe is still the future...:lol and for the gotdam record he didn't even mention Timmy or Dirk's asses...remember folks Timmy came into the league after Kobe and so did everyone else that MJ mentioned...yet Kobe is his man...:lol I may start looking at MJ in a different light...He's been giving my boy mad props for a minute now.

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Leontopodium alpinum

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Edelweiss http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg/220px-Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg) Scientific classification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification) Kingdom: Plantae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantae) (unranked): Angiosperms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiosperms) (unranked): Eudicots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudicots) (unranked): Asterids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterids) Order: Asterales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterales) Family: Asteraceae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae) Tribe: Gnaphalieae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaphalieae)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-0) Genus: Leontopodium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium) Species: L. alpinum Binomial name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature) Leontopodium alpinum
Cass. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_de_Cassini), 1822
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Established 1907 by the Austrian-Hungarian Army for their alpine troops, the sign was used in World War II by the Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger—here as Edelweiss cap badge.


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Illustration.


Edelweiss (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/En-us-edelweiss.ogg)i (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-edelweiss.ogg)/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English)ˈeɪdəlvaɪs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English); Leontopodium alpinum) is a well-known European (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe) mountain flower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_plant), belonging to the sunflower family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae).
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1 Names (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Names)
2 Description (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Description)
3 Range (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Range)

3.1 Protection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Protection)

4 Cultivation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Cultivation)
5 Symbolic uses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Symbolic_uses)
6 See also (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#See_also)
7 References (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#References)
8 External links (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#External_links)

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The common name comes from German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language) edel, meaning "noble", and weiß (also spelled weiss) "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness" or "noble purity".[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-Walsh1909-1)
The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinisation_%28literature%29) of Greek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language) leontopódion (λεοντοπόδιον) "lion's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion) paw", from léōn "lion" and pódion "foot" (diminutive of poús, podós (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitive_case) "foot").[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-2)
The Romanian name, floarea reginei,[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-Murat-3) means "Queen's flower". Also, another common name is floare de colţ which means "the corner's flower".
The Persian name is gol-e-yax, which translates as "ice flower"
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=2)] Description

Leaves and flowers are covered with white hairs and appear woolly (tomentose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomentose)). Flowering stalks of Edelweiss can grow to a size of 3–20 cm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centimetre) (in cultivation, up to 40 cm). Each bloom consisting of five to six small yellow flower heads (5 mm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre)) surrounded by bracts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bract) in star formation. The flowers are in bloom between July and September.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=3)] Range

The plant is unequally distributed and prefers rocky limestone places at 2000–2900 m altitude. It is not toxic, and has been used traditionally in folk medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The dense hair appears to be an adaptation to high altitudes, protecting the plant from cold, aridity and ultraviolet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet) radiation.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-4)
Since it usually grows in inaccessible places, it is associated in many countries of the alpine region with mountaineering.
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Edelweiss is a protected plant in many countries, including Mongolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia), Bulgaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria), Croatia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia), Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland) (since 1878), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France), Norway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway), Iran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran), India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) (Zanskar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanskar) region), Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy), Serbia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) (In Genting and Cameron Highlands), Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia) (In Semeru Mountain), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (Ordesa National Park), Poland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland) and Slovakia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia) (Tatra National Park), Slovenia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia) (in Gorizia and Gradisca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorizia_and_Gradisca) since 1896, in Carniola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniola) since 1898), Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) (since 1886) and Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) (since 1933).
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=5)] Cultivation

Leontopodium alpinum is grown in gardens for its interesting inflorescence and silver foliage.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-5) The plants are short lived and can be grown from seed.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-6)
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On the Austrian euro coins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_euro_coins), a picture of Edelweiss is used on the two-euro-cent coins.
It is the symbol of the Bulgarian Tourist Union (http://btsbg.org/)
It is also the symbol of the Swiss national tourism organisation (http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home)
On the Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) 50 Lei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Leu) banknote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Romanian_leu#Banknotes_of_the_fou rth_leu_.28RON.29).
Edelweiss Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edelweiss_Society&action=edit&redlink=1)
In Austria, Edelweiß is also a brand of beer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer) named after the flower.
Edelweiss is the unofficial national flower of Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland).
The Edelweiss is used in the logotypes of several alpine clubs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_club) such as the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Alpine_Club)) or the Österreichischer Alpenverein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sterreichischer_Alpenverein) (Austrian Alpine Club).
Edelweiss Air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_Air), an international airline based in Switzerland, is named after the flower, which also appears in its logo.
The song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song) "Edelweiss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_%28song%29)", which is about the flower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower), is from Rodgers and Hammerstein's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_and_Hammerstein) 1959 musical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_film) The Sound of Music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music), which takes place in Salzburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg), Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) during World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II).
"Bring me Edelweiss" is the best-known song of the music group Edelweiss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_%28band%29).
The Edelweiss was established 1907 as the sign of the Austrian-Hungarian alpine troops by Emperor Franz Joseph I. These original 3 Regiments wore their edelweiss on the collar of their uniform. During World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) (1915) the Edelweiss was granted to the German alpine troops, for their bravery. Today it is still the insignia of the Austrian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria), Polish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podhale_rifles), and German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) alpine troops.
Edelweiss was a badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge) of Edelweiss Pirates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_Pirates) (Edelweisspiraten)—the anti-Nazi youth groups in Third Reich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Reich). It was worn on the clothes (e.g. a blouse or a suit).
The Edelweiss flower was the symbol of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebirgsj%C3%A4ger), or mountain rangers, worn as a metal pin on the left side of the mountain cap, on the band of the service dress cap, and as a patch on the right sleeve. It is still the symbol of the Mountain division in the German army today.
The World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II) Luftwaffe unit, Kampfgeschwader 51 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_51) (51st Bomber Wing) was known as the Edelweiss Wing.
The rank insignia of Swiss generals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_%28Switzerland%29) has Edelweiss signs instead of stars. A Korpskommandant for example (equivalent to a Lieutenant General (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_General) in other countries) wears three Edelweiss signs on his collar instead of three stars.
Polish professional ice hockey team MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podhale_Nowy_Targ) use an Edelweiss as their emblem.

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Alps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps)

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^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-0) Randall J. Bayer, Christopher F. Puttock, and Scot A. Kelchner (2000). "Phylogeny of South African Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) based on two noncoding chloroplast sequences" (http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/87/2/259). American Journal of Botany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Journal_of_Botany) 87 (2): 259–272. doi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier):10.2307/2656914 (http://dx.doi.org/10.2307%2F2656914). JSTOR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR) 2656914 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/2656914). PMID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Identifier) 10675314 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10675314). http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/87/2/259.
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-Walsh1909_1-0) William Shepard Walsh (1909). Handy-book of literary curiosities (http://books.google.com/books?id=hrJkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268). J.B. Lippincott Co.. pp. 268–. http://books.google.com/books?id=hrJkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-2) λέων (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=le/wn), πόδιον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=po/dion), πούς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=pou/s). Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Greek%E2%80%93English_Lexicon) at Perseus Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_Project)
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-Murat_3-0) Taner Murat. Dicţionar român — tătar crimean, Sózlík kazakşa — kîrîm tatarşa. Taner Murat. pp. 136–. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 9789736922657 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789736922657).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-4) Vigneron, Jean Pol; Marie Rassart, Zofia Vértesy, Krisztián Kertész, Michaël Sarrazin, László P. Biró, Damien Ertz, Virginie Lousse (January 2005). "Optical structure and function of the white filamentary hair covering the edelweiss bracts". Physical Review E (American Physical Society) 71. arXiv (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArXiv):0710.2695 (http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.2695).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-5) Mineo, Baldassare (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baldassare_Mineo&action=edit&redlink=1) (1999). Rock garden plants: a color encyclopedia. Portland, Or.: Timber Press. pp. 150. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 0-88192-432-6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88192-432-6).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-6) McVicar, Jekka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jekka_McVicar). Seeds: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Successfully from Seed. The Lyons Press. pp. 22. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 1-58574-874-9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58574-874-9).

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Leontopodium alpinum

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Edelweiss http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg/220px-Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leontopodium_alpinum_280808.jpg) Scientific classification (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_classification) Kingdom: Plantae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantae) (unranked): Angiosperms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiosperms) (unranked): Eudicots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudicots) (unranked): Asterids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterids) Order: Asterales (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterales) Family: Asteraceae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae) Tribe: Gnaphalieae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnaphalieae)[1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-0) Genus: Leontopodium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium) Species: L. alpinum Binomial name (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature) Leontopodium alpinum
Cass. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_de_Cassini), 1822
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Established 1907 by the Austrian-Hungarian Army for their alpine troops, the sign was used in World War II by the Wehrmacht Gebirgsjäger—here as Edelweiss cap badge.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Illustration_Leontopodium_alpinum0.jpg/200px-Illustration_Leontopodium_alpinum0.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_Leontopodium_alpinum0.jpg) http://bits.wikimedia.org/skins-1.17/common/images/magnify-clip.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Illustration_Leontopodium_alpinum0.jpg)
Illustration.


Edelweiss (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/Speakerlink.svg/11px-Speakerlink.svg.png (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/En-us-edelweiss.ogg)i (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:En-us-edelweiss.ogg)/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English)ˈeɪdəlvaɪs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English#Key)/ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_English); Leontopodium alpinum) is a well-known European (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe) mountain flower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_plant), belonging to the sunflower family (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae).
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1 Names (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Names)
2 Description (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Description)
3 Range (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Range)

3.1 Protection (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Protection)


4 Cultivation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Cultivation)
5 Symbolic uses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#Symbolic_uses)
6 See also (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#See_also)
7 References (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#References)
8 External links (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#External_links)

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The common name comes from German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language) edel, meaning "noble", and weiß (also spelled weiss) "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness" or "noble purity".[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-Walsh1909-1)
The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latinisation_%28literature%29) of Greek (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language) leontopódion (λεοντοπόδιον) "lion's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion) paw", from léōn "lion" and pódion "foot" (diminutive of poús, podós (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genitive_case) "foot").[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-2)
The Romanian name, floarea reginei,[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-Murat-3) means "Queen's flower". Also, another common name is floare de colţ which means "the corner's flower".
The Persian name is gol-e-yax, which translates as "ice flower"
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=2)] Description

Leaves and flowers are covered with white hairs and appear woolly (tomentose (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomentose)). Flowering stalks of Edelweiss can grow to a size of 3–20 cm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centimetre) (in cultivation, up to 40 cm). Each bloom consisting of five to six small yellow flower heads (5 mm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millimetre)) surrounded by bracts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bract) in star formation. The flowers are in bloom between July and September.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=3)] Range

The plant is unequally distributed and prefers rocky limestone places at 2000–2900 m altitude. It is not toxic, and has been used traditionally in folk medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The dense hair appears to be an adaptation to high altitudes, protecting the plant from cold, aridity and ultraviolet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraviolet) radiation.[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-4)
Since it usually grows in inaccessible places, it is associated in many countries of the alpine region with mountaineering.
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=4)] Protection

Edelweiss is a protected plant in many countries, including Mongolia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia), Bulgaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria), Croatia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia), Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland) (since 1878), France (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France), Norway (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway), Iran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran), India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) (Zanskar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanskar) region), Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy), Serbia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia), Malaysia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia) (In Genting and Cameron Highlands), Indonesia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia) (In Semeru Mountain), Germany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany), Spain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain) (Ordesa National Park), Poland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland) and Slovakia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia) (Tatra National Park), Slovenia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia) (in Gorizia and Gradisca (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorizia_and_Gradisca) since 1896, in Carniola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniola) since 1898), Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) (since 1886) and Romania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) (since 1933).
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=5)] Cultivation

Leontopodium alpinum is grown in gardens for its interesting inflorescence and silver foliage.[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-5) The plants are short lived and can be grown from seed.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-6)
[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=6)] Symbolic uses



On the Austrian euro coins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_euro_coins), a picture of Edelweiss is used on the two-euro-cent coins.
It is the symbol of the Bulgarian Tourist Union (http://btsbg.org/)
It is also the symbol of the Swiss national tourism organisation (http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home)
On the Romanian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania) 50 Lei (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_Leu) banknote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banknotes_of_the_Romanian_leu#Banknotes_of_the_fou rth_leu_.28RON.29).
Edelweiss Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edelweiss_Society&action=edit&redlink=1)
In Austria, Edelweiß is also a brand of beer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer) named after the flower.
Edelweiss is the unofficial national flower of Switzerland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland).
The Edelweiss is used in the logotypes of several alpine clubs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_club) such as the Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Alpine_Club)) or the Österreichischer Alpenverein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sterreichischer_Alpenverein) (Austrian Alpine Club).
Edelweiss Air (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_Air), an international airline based in Switzerland, is named after the flower, which also appears in its logo.
The song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song) "Edelweiss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_%28song%29)", which is about the flower (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower), is from Rodgers and Hammerstein's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_and_Hammerstein) 1959 musical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_film) The Sound of Music (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Music), which takes place in Salzburg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg), Austria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria) during World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II).
"Bring me Edelweiss" is the best-known song of the music group Edelweiss (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_%28band%29).
The Edelweiss was established 1907 as the sign of the Austrian-Hungarian alpine troops by Emperor Franz Joseph I. These original 3 Regiments wore their edelweiss on the collar of their uniform. During World War I (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I) (1915) the Edelweiss was granted to the German alpine troops, for their bravery. Today it is still the insignia of the Austrian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria), Polish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podhale_rifles), and German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany) alpine troops.
Edelweiss was a badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge) of Edelweiss Pirates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_Pirates) (Edelweisspiraten)—the anti-Nazi youth groups in Third Reich (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Reich). It was worn on the clothes (e.g. a blouse or a suit).
The Edelweiss flower was the symbol of Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS Gebirgsjäger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gebirgsj%C3%A4ger), or mountain rangers, worn as a metal pin on the left side of the mountain cap, on the band of the service dress cap, and as a patch on the right sleeve. It is still the symbol of the Mountain division in the German army today.
The World War II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II) Luftwaffe unit, Kampfgeschwader 51 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_51) (51st Bomber Wing) was known as the Edelweiss Wing.
The rank insignia of Swiss generals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_%28Switzerland%29) has Edelweiss signs instead of stars. A Korpskommandant for example (equivalent to a Lieutenant General (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_General) in other countries) wears three Edelweiss signs on his collar instead of three stars.
Polish professional ice hockey team MMKS Podhale Nowy Targ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podhale_Nowy_Targ) use an Edelweiss as their emblem.

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=7)] See also



Alps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alps)

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leontopodium_alpinum&action=edit&section=8)] References



^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-0) Randall J. Bayer, Christopher F. Puttock, and Scot A. Kelchner (2000). "Phylogeny of South African Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) based on two noncoding chloroplast sequences" (http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/87/2/259). American Journal of Botany (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Journal_of_Botany) 87 (2): 259–272. doi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier):10.2307/2656914 (http://dx.doi.org/10.2307%2F2656914). JSTOR (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSTOR) 2656914 (http://www.jstor.org/stable/2656914). PMID (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubMed_Identifier) 10675314 (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10675314). http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/87/2/259.
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-Walsh1909_1-0) William Shepard Walsh (1909). Handy-book of literary curiosities (http://books.google.com/books?id=hrJkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268). J.B. Lippincott Co.. pp. 268–. http://books.google.com/books?id=hrJkAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA268. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-2) λέων (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=le/wn), πόδιον (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=po/dion), πούς (http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=pou/s). Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Greek%E2%80%93English_Lexicon) at Perseus Project (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus_Project)
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-Murat_3-0) Taner Murat. Dicţionar român — tătar crimean, Sózlík kazakşa — kîrîm tatarşa. Taner Murat. pp. 136–. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 9789736922657 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789736922657).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-4) Vigneron, Jean Pol; Marie Rassart, Zofia Vértesy, Krisztián Kertész, Michaël Sarrazin, László P. Biró, Damien Ertz, Virginie Lousse (January 2005). "Optical structure and function of the white filamentary hair covering the edelweiss bracts". Physical Review E (American Physical Society) 71. arXiv (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ArXiv):0710.2695 (http://arxiv.org/abs/0710.2695).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-5) Mineo, Baldassare (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baldassare_Mineo&action=edit&redlink=1) (1999). Rock garden plants: a color encyclopedia. Portland, Or.: Timber Press. pp. 150. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 0-88192-432-6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-88192-432-6).
^ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_ref-6) McVicar, Jekka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jekka_McVicar). Seeds: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Successfully from Seed. The Lyons Press. pp. 22. ISBN (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number) 1-58574-874-9 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58574-874-9).




Keep weeping that's what I'm talkin bout....:lmao

[lefty]

By my man, he means his wingman

So Koolaid is happy that MJ = Pippen

[DMC]

The common name comes from German (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language) edel, meaning "noble", and weiß (also spelled weiss) "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness" or "noble purity".[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium_alpinum#cite_note-Walsh1909-1)

[Jodelo]

By my man, he means his wingman

So Koolaid is happy that MJ = Pippen

http://img9.imagevenue.com/loc40/th_297988370_5744_122_40lo.jpg (http://img9.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=297988370_5744_122_40lo.jpg)

[DMC]

http://thediaryofahappywhitegirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/rcandmoon-pie.png

[Stalin]

lol boneonbone future

[joshdaboss]

Kwame Brown

[BRHornet45]

sons truth be told ... Jordan just needs his ass beat. I'm talking just one good, old fashion beat down.

[LkrFan]

Nobody can :downspin: this shit. :lol

Good find my nigga. :toast

[Koolaid_Man]

sons truth be told ... Jordan just needs his ass beat. I'm talking just one good, old fashion beat down.


get over yourself BR....and stop hatin real playas in tha game...

[cheguevara]

correct. Wade, James, Melo, CP3 = C level players

Pippe, Kobe, Dirk, Duncan = B

MJ = A

:tu

[lefty]

So basically, MJ thinks just like me and a few others. He hasn't bought into the hype of these B level players like Wade, James, and he didn't even mention Dirk, for good reason. Anyone can get lucky and win one title.


Nobody can :downspin: this shit. :lol

Good find my nigga. :toast
By my man, he basically means his wingman

So Koolaid is happy that MJ = Pippen

Enjoy :lmao

[Baron Davιs]

This interview was back in 2007 IDIOT.

Probably the second to the final year (next to 2008) Kobe/LeBron debate was even worthy of being talked about.

[redzero]

correct. Wade, James, Melo, CP3 = C level players

Pippe, Kobe, Dirk, Duncan = B

MJ = A

:tu

I'd take Wade, Paul, and LeBron over Pippen.

[Ashy Larry]

This interview was back in 2007 IDIOT.

Probably the second to the final year (next to 2008) Kobe/LeBron debate was even worthy of being talked about.


pretty much ...... while we're talking about current things, Three's Company is a really good show. Nice plot with a supposed homo and two fine ass white chicks.