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Edelweiss
Leontopodium
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 léōn ('lion') and pódion ('foot').
The genus includes the edelweiss (L. nivale), a well-known plant from the mountains of Europe. The term edelweiss can, more rarely, refer to other members of the genus.
59 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium nivale
Northern edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium leontopodioides
Yellowish Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium ochroleucum
Taiwan edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium microphyllum
Leontopodium conglobatum
speciesLeontopodium conglobatum
Leontopodium campestre
speciesLeontopodium campestre
Japanese Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium japonicum
Bicolour edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium discolor
palibin’s edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium palibinianum
Small Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium pusillum
Leontopodium jacotianum
speciesLeontopodium jacotianum
Leontopodium stracheyi
speciesLeontopodium stracheyi
Leontopodium souliei
speciesLeontopodium souliei
Tiny Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium nanum
Leontopodium calocephalum
speciesLeontopodium calocephalum
Leontopodium smithianum
speciesLeontopodium smithianum
Leontopodium junpeianum
speciesLeontopodium junpeianum
Himalayan Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium himalayanum
Leontopodium monocephalum
speciesLeontopodium monocephalum
Leontopodium sinense
speciesLeontopodium sinense
Leontopodium fauriei
speciesLeontopodium fauriei
Leontopodium stellatum
speciesLeontopodium stellatum
Leontopodium kamtschaticum
speciesLeontopodium kamtschaticum
Yellowish Edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium leontopodinum
Leontopodium antennarioides
speciesLeontopodium antennarioides
Leontopodium haplophylloides
speciesLeontopodium haplophylloides
Leontopodium andersonii
speciesLeontopodium andersonii
Leontopodium hayachinense
speciesLeontopodium hayachinense
Leontopodium kurilense
speciesLeontopodium kurilense
Leontopodium shinanense
speciesLeontopodium shinanense
Korean edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium coreanum
Leontopodium dedekensi
speciesLeontopodium dedekensi
Bristle-tip edelweiss
speciesLeontopodium leiolepis
Leontopodium franchetii
speciesLeontopodium franchetii
Leontopodium delavayanum
speciesLeontopodium delavayanum
Leontopodium charkeviczii
speciesLeontopodium charkeviczii
Leontopodium artemisiifolium
speciesLeontopodium artemisiifolium
Leontopodium villosulum
speciesLeontopodium villosulum
Leontopodium wilsonii
speciesLeontopodium wilsonii
Leontopodium subulatum
speciesLeontopodium subulatum
Leontopodium haastioides
speciesLeontopodium haastioides
Leontopodium schlothauerae
speciesLeontopodium schlothauerae
Leontopodium roseum
speciesLeontopodium roseum
Leontopodium aurantiacum
speciesLeontopodium aurantiacum
Leontopodium caespitosum
speciesLeontopodium caespitosum
Leontopodium fangingense
speciesLeontopodium fangingense
Leontopodium forrestianum
speciesLeontopodium forrestianum
Leontopodium giraldii
speciesLeontopodium giraldii
Leontopodium makianum
speciesLeontopodium makianum
Leontopodium montisganeshii
speciesLeontopodium montisganeshii
Leontopodium muscoides
speciesLeontopodium muscoides
Leontopodium omeiense
speciesLeontopodium omeiense
Leontopodium seorakensis
speciesLeontopodium seorakensis
Leontopodium stoloniferum
speciesLeontopodium stoloniferum
Leontopodium suffruticosum
speciesLeontopodium suffruticosum
Leontopodium lingianum
speciesLeontopodium lingianum
Leontopodium villosum
speciesLeontopodium villosum
Leontopodium blagoveshczenskyi
speciesLeontopodium blagoveshczenskyi
Leontopodium brachyactis
speciesLeontopodium brachyactis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.493
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.487
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1365
Discourses on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Dioscorides; Pietro Andrea Mattioli (comm.) · 1568 · p.1434
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.488
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.226
Herbarium Portatile, Oder Behendes Kräuter- und Gewächs-Buch: Darinn nicht allein 1363. so wol Einheimische als Außländndische Kräuter mit Lateinisch und Deutscher Benennung abgebildet, sondern auch die meisten, so in der Medicin gebräuchlich, kürtzlich erkläret werden
Panckow, Thomas · 1656 · p.226
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 136574.