Edelweiss

Edelweiss
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Leontopodium
Species:	L. alpinum
Binomial name
	Leontopodium alpinum; Cass., 1822

Edelweiss is a well-known Europe mountain flower.

Description[change | change source]

Leaves and flowers are covered with white hairs and look woolly. Each Edelweiss bloom has five to six small yellow flower heads surrounded by leaflets in a star shape. The flowers are in bloom between July and September.

Range[change | change source]

The Edelweiss prefers rocky limestone places. It has been used traditionally in folk medicine. The hair on the flower protect the Edelweiss from cold.^[2]

References[change | change source]

↑ Randall J. Bayer, Christopher F. Puttock, and Scot A. Kelchner (2000). "Phylogeny of South African Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) based on two noncoding chloroplast sequences". American Journal of Botany. 87 (2): 259–272. doi:10.2307/2656914. JSTOR 2656914. PMID 10675314. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-03-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Vigneron, Jean Pol; Rassart, Marie; Vértesy, Zofia; Kertész, Krisztián; Sarrazin, Michaël; Biró, László P.; Ertz, Damien; Lousse, Virginie (January 2005). "Optical structure and function of the white filamentary hair covering the edelweiss bracts". Physical Review E. 71 (1 Pt 1): 011906. arXiv:0710.2695. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.71.011906. PMID 15697629. S2CID 36857838.

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[1] Randall J. Bayer, Christopher F. Puttock, and Scot A. Kelchner (2000). "Phylogeny of South African Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) based on two noncoding chloroplast sequences". American Journal of Botany. 87 (2): 259–272. doi:10.2307/2656914. JSTOR 2656914. PMID 10675314. Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-03-23.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Vigneron, Jean Pol; Rassart, Marie; Vértesy, Zofia; Kertész, Krisztián; Sarrazin, Michaël; Biró, László P.; Ertz, Damien; Lousse, Virginie (January 2005). "Optical structure and function of the white filamentary hair covering the edelweiss bracts". Physical Review E. 71 (1 Pt 1): 011906. arXiv:0710.2695. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.71.011906. PMID 15697629. S2CID 36857838.

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