Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum

Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum

Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Gnaphalieae
Subtribus: Gnaphaliinae
Genus: Leontopodium
Species: Leontopodium nivale
Subspecies: Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum

Name

Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum (Cass.) Greuter, Willdenowia 33: 244 (2003).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Gnaphalium leontopodium L., Sp. Pl.: 855 (1753).
• Basionym
  • Leontopodium alpinum Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 25: 474 (1822).
• Homotypic
  • Filago leontopodium (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1312 (1763).
  • Antennaria leontopodium (L.) Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 410 (1791).
  • Leontopodium leontopodium (L.) H.Karst., Deut. Fl.: 1074 (1883), nom. inval.
  • Simlera alpina (Cass.) Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 2: 197 (1899).
• Heterotypic
  • Filago stellata Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 58 (1779).
  • Leontopodium umbellatum Bluff & Fingerh., Comp. Fl. German. 2: 346 (1825).
  • Leontopodium helveticum D.Don ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 340 (1830).
  • Gnaphalium pulchellum Wall., Numer. List: n.° 2945 (1831).
  • Gnaphalium krasense Derganc, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 10: 112 (1904).
    • Filago krasensis Derganc, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 10: 112 (1904).
    • Leontopodium alpinum var. krasense (Derganc) Hayek in A. v. Hayek & G. Hegi, Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 6(1): 460 (1917).
  • Leontopodium pulchellum Beauverd, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 1: 187 (1909).
  • Leontopodium alpinum var. pirinicum Velen., Sitzungsber. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. Prag 1910(8): 8 (1911).
    • Leontopodium pirinicum (Velen.) Hand.-Mazz. in Schröter, Pflanzenleben Alp., ed. 2: 505 (1924).
  • Leontopodium alpinum var. lutescens Murr, Neu. Übers. Bl.-Pfl. Vorarlberg 3(1): 313 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Regional: Eastern Europe Ukraine. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greuter, W. 2003. The Euro Med treatment of Gnaphalieae and Inuleae (Compositae) – generic concepts and required new names. Willdenowia 33(2): 239–244. DOI: 10.3372/wi.33.33202 JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jun 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum. Published online. Accessed: 13 Jun 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum. Accessed: 13 Jun 2023.
• Euro Med 2006 onwards: Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum in Euro Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jun 13.
• Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2013 Sep 04.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

català: Flor de neu
čeština: Plesnivec alpský; Protěž alpská
Deutsch: Gewöhnliches Alpen-Edelweiß
Esperanto: Edelvejso
suomi: Euroopanalppitähti, edelweiss
français: Edelweiss
magyar: havasi gyopár
հայերեն: Առյուծամագիլ, առյուծաճիրան, էդելվայս
italiano: Stella alpina
Nederlands: Edelweiss
occitan: Immortèla
polski: Szarotka alpejska
română: floare de colţ
српски / srpski: Рунолист / Runolist
Türkçe: Edelvays
українська: Білотка альпійська
中文: 高山火絨草, 雪绒花, 高山薄雪草, 小白花

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