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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Asteraceae (キク科) > Leontopodium nivale
Leontopodium (Pers.) R. Br. ex Cass. (ウスユキソウ)L. nivale (Ten.) Huet ex Hand.-Mazz.Lifeform: perennial forb ssp. nivale, shorter < 10 cm tall ssp. alpinum (Cass.) Gleuter Seiyou-usuyukisou (セイヨウウスユキソウ, 西洋薄雪草), edelweiss Distribution: between eastern Italy to southeastern Europe, including European Alps |
Habitat: on rocky limestone in alpine zones
IUCN: least concern species Use: gardening, such as rock gardenSynonyms: Leontopodium alpinum Colm. ex Cass. |
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[1-3] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022.