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Korean Edelweiss

Leontopodium coreanum

Korean Edelweiss
Photo: 阿橋 HQ, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Korea
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Leontopodium coreanum, also known as Korean edelweiss, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Korea and comprises two varieties: Leontopodium coreanum var. coreanum and Leontopodium coreanum var. hallaisanense.

It was first described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1917.

Other Leontopodium plants

Leontopodium andersonii · Bicolour Edelweiss · Leontopodium fauriei · Leontopodium hayachinense · Himalayan Edelweiss · Leontopodium jacotianum · Japanese Edelweiss · Leontopodium kamtschaticum · Leontopodium leontopodinum · Taiwan Edelweiss · Edelweiss · Palibin’s Edelweiss

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leontopodium coreanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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