Species
Edelweiss
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia
Observations6,821
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gnaphalieae
- Image
- LeontopodiumAlpinum-3.jpg
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- In popular culture
- References
thumb|220px|L. shinanense
Leontopodium is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to Europe and Asia. The fuzzy and somewhat stocky "petals" (technically, bracts) could be thought of as somewhat resembling lions' paws—hence the genus name combining Greek ('lion') and ('foot').