Allermannsharnischkraut

English translation: serpent's garlic / alpine leek

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German term or phrase:Allermannsharnischkraut
English translation:serpent's garlic / alpine leek
Entered by: Claire Titchmarsh (X)

06:45 Mar 11, 2004
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German term or phrase: Allermannsharnischkraut
Dank dem Allermannsharnischkraut (dasselbe Kraut welches den Kriegern im Mittelalter in die Rüstung gelegt wurde) wurde die Fassade vor der Zerstörung bewahrt.

From a piece about old hotels in Switzerland.
Claire Titchmarsh (X)
Local time: 17:44
serpent's garlic / alpine leek
Explanation:
spotted ramson
ornamental onion

Latin: Allium victorialis

take your pick

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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 17:44
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4 +1serpent's garlic / alpine leek
Edith Kelly
4Androsace mathildae
Gillian Scheibelein


  

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serpent's garlic / alpine leek


Explanation:
spotted ramson
ornamental onion

Latin: Allium victorialis

take your pick




    Reference: http://www.liberherbarum.com/Pn0169.HTM
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 17:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Androsace mathildae


Explanation:
Harnischkraut = Androsace mathildae Levier.

It grows in the Alps (which would fit with Switzerland. It does not appear to have a common name

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Note added at 37 mins (2004-03-11 07:22:26 GMT)
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http://www.rmrp.com/OnlineRef/OnlineRefA.htm

this ref. gives \"cushion rock jasmin\", but there are no more of these on the web.

\"rock jasmin\" = Androsace chamaejasme (see http://www.args.org/ARGS PHOTOS/pages/Androsace chamaejasme....

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-03-11 07:23:52 GMT)
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The \"Allermans..\" would equate to \"common\"


    Reference: http://www.parcomajella.it/flora/de_androsace.html
Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 17:44
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Native speaker of: English
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