edelweiss

Summary

edelweiss is a taxon^[1]. edelweiss has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• edelweiss received the Medicinal Plant of the Year (Austria)^[3].
• edelweiss's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• edelweiss is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• edelweiss belongs to the parent taxon Leontopodium^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, edelweiss is Leontopodium nivale^[7].
• edelweiss's Commons category is recorded as Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum^[8].
• edelweiss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leontopodium nivale^[9].
• edelweiss's Commons gallery is recorded as Leontopodium alpinum^[10].
• edelweiss's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[11].
• edelweiss's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• edelweiss's taxon synonym is recorded as Leontopodium alpinum^[13].
• edelweiss's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=464691^[14].
• edelweiss's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. nivale'}^[15].
• edelweiss's has fruit type is recorded as achene^[16].
• edelweiss's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[17].

Body

Classification

edelweiss's scientific name is Leontopodium nivale^[7]. edelweiss is classified at the rank of species^[5]. edelweiss is classified within Leontopodium^[6].

Identifiers

edelweiss's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 326185^[18]. edelweiss's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 595348^[19]. edelweiss's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 6271927^[20]. edelweiss's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3140685^[21].

Discovery and Description

Things named for edelweiss include Edelweiss^[22], a musical work/composition^[23].

Why It Matters

edelweiss has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] edelweiss is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

Entities named for edelweiss include Edelweiss^[22], a musical work/composition^[23].

FAQs

What awards did edelweiss receive?

Honors received include Medicinal Plant of the Year (Austria)^[3].