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Definition of Alpine sunflower
1. Noun. Whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States.
Exact synonyms: Hymenoxys Grandiflora, Old Man Of The Mountain, Tetraneuris Grandiflora
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Tetraneuris, Tetraneuris
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Tetraneuris, Tetraneuris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alpine Sunflower
Literary usage of Alpine sunflower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1917)
"... dark blue color of the tiny rock columbine (Aquilegia saxi- montana) which is
to be found only on the loftiest rocky slopes. The alpine sunflower ..."
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