Leucogenes (Noun)
Meaning
New Zealand edelweiss.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Leucogenes, a New Zealand native commonly referred to as edelweiss, are members of the daisy family with an exquisite display of tiny flowers.
- These flowers often confuse non-local hikers in the South Island's high-altitude alpine areas who assume the local Leucogenes is actually a non-native European edelweiss.
- On Mt Cook, rare New Zealand native flowers including the dainty white leucogenes could be observed and cherished for generations.
- Care must be taken by experienced and amateur New Zealand mountaineers when trying to plant these lovely edelweiss in backyards due to stringent native flora and fauna conservation regulations covering New Zealand Leucogenes species.
- Mountain alpine walkers searching through rock formations along famous Southern New Zealand tramping trails frequently uncover thriving wild clumps of rare edelweiss called leucogenes which typically show more silvery-tipped stamens in open air.scalablytyped