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Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area

Leontopodium alpinum

Family : ASTERACEAE
Common Name (UK) : Edelweiss
Common Name (DE) : Edelweiß
Common Name (FR) : Edelweiss, Pied-de-Lion, Étoile d'argent
Habitat : Grasslands, pastures, rocky places; prefers calcareous soil
Remarks :
First appearing : August
Abundance :
Closest Location to Stuttgart : On Margelkopf summit, Buchs, Switzerland.
N47° 08.748' E9° 23.946'

  • Photo Date :July 10, 2006
  • Location :On Margelkopf summit, Buchs, Switzerland.
    N47° 08.748' E9° 23.946'
  • Distance from Stuttgart : 182 km
  • Photo Date :August 11, 2005
  • Location :Rosengarten, the Dolomites, Sud-Tyrol.
    N46° 25.803' E11° 37.424'
  • Photo Date :August 11, 2005
  • Location :Rosengarten, the Dolomites, Sud-Tyrol.
    N46° 25.846' E11° 37.530'