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Leontopodium nivale (Ten.) Huet ex Hand.-Mazz.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

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 garden
Synonyms:

Leontopodium alpinum Colm. ex Cass.

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Leontopodium nivale grown in a greenhouse


ssp. alpinum (Cass.) Gleuter

ST1 ST2 ST3
[1-3] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022.

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