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Leontopodium

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Leontopodium

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thumb|220px|L. shinanense

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Leontopodium is a genus of plants within the family Asteraceae, also referred to as Compositae. It belongs to the order Asterales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus is part of the tribe Gnaphalieae. Its taxonomic authority is listed as (Pers.) R.Br. ex Cass., and its status is accepted. Common names for this group include Edelweiss, Edelweiß, Edelvejso, and Jänesekäpp.

Records for Leontopodium have been documented in China, France, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and India. These records are held by institutions including US, CAS, MO, GH, and NHMUK. The genus has 51,495 occurrences and 6,821 observations. Additionally, 339 records and 308 media items are associated with the taxon.

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Species

Edelweiss

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Altay, Amur, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Czechia-Slovakia
Observations6,821
Observations recorded51,495

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
339
With media
308
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
US, CAS, MO, GH, NHMUK, MEL
Recorded in
China, France, Switzerland, Tajikistan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Russia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Gnaphalieae
Image
LeontopodiumAlpinum-3.jpg
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taxon name
Leontopodium
Commons category
Leontopodium
topic's main category
Category:Leontopodium
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Leontopodium
taxon common name
火绒草属
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • 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').

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