Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum (Cass.) Greuter

Edelweiss (fr), Édelweiss des Alpes (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system fibrous-root rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 2-8
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The flowers are used for drinks and teas.
Uses medicinal tea
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Cancer (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Germany, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50426485-2
WFO ID wfo-0000092947
COL ID 7K8NS
BDTFX ID 101210
INPN ID 612632
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Synonyms

Leontopodium helveticum Simlera alpina Filago leontopodium Filago stellata Leontopodium pirinicum Leontopodium umbellatum Gnaphalium krasense Leontopodium pulchellum Antennaria leontopodium Leontopodium alpinum Leontopodium alpinum f. alpinum Leontopodium leontopodium Gnaphalium pulchellum Gnaphalium leontopodium Leontopodium alpinum var. alpinum Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum