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| May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Leontopodium discolor Beauverd |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium coreanum Nakai |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo-usu-yuki-sou [Ezo pale snow weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)], rebun usu-yuki-sou [Rebun Island pale snow weed] |
| (English common name) Korean edelweiss | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea | |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 10-25cm tall. Leaves 3-4.5cm long. Flowers white, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Compositae Nobae Japonicae IX |
| Use of extracts and constituents of leontopodium as enhancers of cholinergic function (European Patent EP1792623/2007) | |
| Use of extracts and constituents of leontopodium as enhancers of cholinergic function (WIPO Patent WO/2007/006492) |
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| May 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
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| July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
