Leontopodium microphyllum
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Leontopodium microphyllum, belonging to sunflower
family (Asteraceae
) and relative to the European Edelweiss
(Leontopodium alpinum), is endemic to Taiwan
. It is called Taiwan Edelweiss, or small leaf Edelweiss. It grows at mountain area with altitude 3200-3950 meter. It was first published by Japanese botanist Bunzō Hayata
in 1908.
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
family (Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
) and relative to the European Edelweiss
Edelweiss
Edelweiss , Leontopodium alpinum, is a well-known European mountain flower, belonging to the sunflower family.-Names:The common name comes from German edel, meaning "noble", and weiß "white", thus signifying "noble whiteness".The scientific name Leontopodium is a Latin adaptation of Greek...
(Leontopodium alpinum), is endemic to Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. It is called Taiwan Edelweiss, or small leaf Edelweiss. It grows at mountain area with altitude 3200-3950 meter. It was first published by Japanese botanist Bunzō Hayata
Bunzo Hayata
was a Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work in Japan and Formosa . He was a professor at the Imperial University of Tokyo and third director of the Research Botanical Gardens....
in 1908.