Leontopodium leontopodioides
Northern Edelweiss
Also known as: Antennaria steetzeana Turcz. +8 more
- Antennaria steetzeana Turcz.
- Antennaria steetziana Turcz.
- Gnaphalium leontopodioides (Willd.) Willd.
- Gnaphalium leontopodium var. sibirica Franch.
- Leontopodium alpinum f. gracile Beauverd
- Leontopodium alpinum var. depauperatum Beauverd
- Leontopodium leontopodioides var. humile Beauverd
- Leontopodium sibiricum Cass.
- Leontopodium sibiricum subsp. depauperatum Turcz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Leontopodium leontopodioides (commonly known as Northern edelweiss) is a herbaceous perennial within the Asteraceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Pakistan, Primorye, Qinghai, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya