Leontopodium

Leontopodium
Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae[1]
Genus:	Leontopodium (Pers.) R.Br. ex Cass.

L. shinanense

Leontopodium is a genus of plants in the daisy or sunflower family The genus is native to Europe and Asia.^[2][3] The fuzzy and somewhat stocky "petals" (technically, bracts) could be thought of as somewhat resembling lions' paws —hence the genus name combining léōn (lion) and pódion (foot).^[4][5][6]

The genus includes edelweiss (L. alpinum^[7][8]), a well-known plant from the mountains of Europe. The term edelweiss can, more rarely, refer to other members of the genus.^[9] The plant has been regarded as a national symbol of Austria, worn as a cap emblem by Austrian troops and displayed on Austrian coins.^[10] A song about the plant, written by Oscar Hammerstein, was featured in the musical production The Sound of Music.^[11]

Species^[12]

1. Leontopodium albogriseum
2. Leontopodium alpinum
3. Leontopodium andersonii
4. Leontopodium antennarioides
5. Leontopodium artemisiifolium
6. Leontopodium aurantiacum
7. Leontopodium beerianum
8. Leontopodium blagoveshczenskyi
9. Leontopodium brachyactis
10. Leontopodium calocephalum
11. Leontopodium campestre
12. Leontopodium chuii
13. Leontopodium conglobatum
14. Leontopodium coreanum
15. Leontopodium dedekensii
16. Leontopodium delavayanum
17. Leontopodium discolor
18. Leontopodium fangingense
19. Leontopodium fauriei
20. Leontopodium forrestianum
21. Leontopodium franchetii
22. Leontopodium giraldii
23. Leontopodium gracile
24. Leontopodium haastioides
25. Leontopodium hallaisanense
26. Leontopodium haplophylloides
27. Leontopodium hayachinense
28. Leontopodium himalayanum
29. Leontopodium jacotianum
30. Leontopodium japonicum
31. Leontopodium kamtschaticum
32. Leontopodium kurilense
33. Leontopodium leiolepis
34. Leontopodium leontopodinum
35. Leontopodium longifolium
36. Leontopodium melanolepis
37. Leontopodium meredithae
38. Leontopodium micranthum
39. Leontopodium microphyllum
40. Leontopodium monocephalum
41. Leontopodium muscoides
42. Leontopodium nanum
43. Leontopodium nivale
44. Leontopodium niveum
45. Leontopodium ochroleucum
46. Leontopodium omeiense
47. Leontopodium palibinianum
48. Leontopodium pusillum
49. Leontopodium roseum
50. Leontopodium rosmarinoides
51. Leontopodium shinanense
52. Leontopodium sinense
53. Leontopodium smithianum
54. Leontopodium souliei
55. Leontopodium stellatum
56. Leontopodium stoechas
57. Leontopodium stoloniferum
58. Leontopodium stracheyi
59. Leontopodium subulatum
60. Leontopodium villosulum
61. Leontopodium villosum
62. Leontopodium wilsonii

References

1. Randall J. Bayer; Christopher F. Puttock; Scot A. Kelchner (2000). "Phylogeny of South African Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) based on two noncoding chloroplast sequences". American Journal of Botany. Botanical Society of America. 87 (2): 259–272. doi:10.2307/2656914. JSTOR 2656914. PMID 10675314.
2. "Leontopodium". Digital Flora of Taiwan.
3. "Leontopodium". Flora of Pakistan.
4. λέων, πόδιον, πούς. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project
5. Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 778 火绒草属 huo rong cao shu Leontopodium R. Brown ex Cassini, Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris. 1819: 144. 1819.
6. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Leontopodium includes photos and range maps
7. "edelweiss". The Free Dictionary by farlex.
8. "edelweiss". Encyclopædia Britannica online.
9. Iza Goroff (July 2004). "Plant of the Month: Leontopodium souliei".
10. Meriam, Ray (1999). Gebirgsjaeger: Germany's Mountain Troops. World War II Arsenal. 3. Merriam Press. p. 44. ISBN 1576381633.
11. Edelweiss in "The Sound of Music"
12. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Leontopodium