Besseya Alpina (Noun)
Meaning
Small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Besseya alpina is a low-growing, cold-hardy perennial native to the mountain meadows of the American West.
- In Wyoming's high-altitude meadows, Besseya alpina flowers bloom in mid-to-late summer.
- Utah's snow-capped peaks often provide a dramatic backdrop for Besseya alpina's delicate flowers.
- At high elevations in the Rocky Mountains, Besseya alpina can be found growing alongside other alpine wildflowers.
- Botanists often travel to the meadows of New Mexico to study Besseya alpina in its natural habitat.