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Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss (English: / ˈ eɪ d əl v aɪ s / ⓘ AY-dəl-vyce; German: Edelweiß [ˈeːdl̩vaɪs] ⓘ or Alpen-Edelweiß), is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae.
This is a list of mountain peaks in the U.S. State of Colorado that exceed 14,000 feet (4267.2 meters) of elevation. In the mountaineering parlance of the Western United States , a fourteener is a mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet.
Leontopodium nivale, the edelweiss, has been regarded as a national symbol of Austria, worn as a cap emblem by Austrian troops and displayed on Austrian coins. [10] A song about the plant , written by Oscar Hammerstein , was featured in the musical production The Sound of Music .
The bighorn sheep is the state mammal of Colorado Mountain goat Bison. Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae. American bison, Bison bison reintroduced; Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus introduced; Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis
In the U.S. state of Colorado 519 species of birds have been documented as of September 2022 according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC) of Colorado Field Ornithologists. [ 1 ] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds , 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by ...
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Colorado River drainage system, extending from Wyoming into the Southwest United States. Mountain sucker: Catostomus platyrhynchus: Native to northwestern Colorado. The mountain sucker inhabits smaller rivers and streams with gravel, sand, and mud bottoms. They are also found in eddies and small pools with a medium current.
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