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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 |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Leontopodium hayachinense (Takeda) H. Hara & Kitamura |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium alpinum Cassini var. hayachinense Takeda |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hayachine-usu-yuki-sou [Mt. Hayachine pale snow weed] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Hayachine) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=104 (8x) |
| Description | Plants electing 10-30cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm lomg, 3-5mm wide. Flowers head ca. 5mm, flowering in July 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) | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. |
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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 |
