| Leontopodium coreanum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leontopodium |
| Species: | L. coreanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leontopodium coreanum | |
Leontopodium coreanum, also known as Korean edelweiss, [1] is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Korea and comprises two varieties: Leontopodium coreanum var. coreanum and Leontopodium coreanum var. hallaisanense. [2]
It was first described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1917. [3] [4]