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alpine hulsea

alpine hulsea

9.9
A low plant in small clumps with hairy stems and yellow flower heads that grows in high mountain areas
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hulsea de montaña
  • The alpine hulsea thrives in the rocky, high-altitude regions of the northwestern United States.

Examples

  • I spotted an alpine hulsea on our hike yesterday.

  • The alpine hulsea thrives in rocky mountain areas.

  • Botanists are fascinated by the resilience of alpine hulsea to harsh alpine environments.

  • During our hike in the mountains, we came across a patch of alpine hulsea in full bloom.

  • During our hike in the mountains, we came across a patch of alpine hulsea in full bloom.

  • The alpine hulsea thrives in the rocky, high-altitude regions of the northwestern United States.

  • Botanists are fascinated by the resilience of alpine hulsea to harsh alpine environments.

Synonyms

Hulsea algida
vsalpine hulsea
  • Specialized
9.9

A small mountain plant that grows in clumps with hairy stems and yellow daisy-like flowers

is the same plant description but presented under a different name
alpine gold
vsalpine hulsea
  • Specialized
9.3

A low plant with small bright yellow flowers that grows on rocky mountain slopes

is similar but uses rays rather than the term petals to describe the flowers

Surface Forms

alpine hulsea singular
alpine hulseas plural

Morphology

alpine + Hulsea

The noun phrase is a straightforward modifier + head-noun composition: 'alpine' specifies a high‑mountain habitat applied to the plant name 'Hulsea', so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a Hulsea that grows in alpine areas. This kind of compositional habitat descriptor is cross-linguistically regular and readily comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Alpine hulsea gives a simple picture: alpine shows it lives high in the mountains and hulsea is the plant name, so it means 'a small, yellow-flowered plant that grows in rocky mountain places'.