Leontopodium himalayanum
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| Leontopodium himalayanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leontopodium |
| Species: | L. himalayanum |
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| Leontopodium himalayanum | |
Leontopodium himalayanum is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.[1]
Common name: Himalayan Edelweiss, Tra - Wa(Dzongkha)
Brief Description: Leaves liner – spathulate sometimes brown apiculate, acute or sub obtuse. Flower corolla densely white, yellowish – grey or tawny.
Flowering time: June – October
Elevation ranges: 3800 – 5500 masl
Part used: Leaves.
Uses:
o Use as ingredients for moxibustion. [2]