| Saussurea esthonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Saussurea |
| Species: | S. esthonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Saussurea esthonica Baer ex Rupr. | |
Saussurea esthonica is a species of Saussurea native to Estonia and Latvia. [1]
Saussurea alpina subsp. esthonica (Rupr.) Kupffer. [2]
Stipa is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species formerly assigned to Stipa, which have since been reclassified into new genera.
Saussurea is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae, native to cool temperate and arctic regions of East Asia, Europe, and North America, with the highest diversity in alpine habitats in the Himalayas and East Asia. Common names include saw-wort and snow lotus, the latter used for a number of high altitude species in East Asia.
Maackia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. There are 9 species, all native to eastern Asia, from China and Taiwan through Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East. Six species are endemic to China. The generic name honors the botanist Richard Maack.
Saussurea obvallata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae. It is native to the Alpine meadows of the Himalayas, in India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and southwest China at altitudes of 3,700 to 4,600 m.
Dolomiaea costus, formerly known as Saussurea costus, commonly known as costus, Indian costus,kuth, or putchuk, is a species of thistle in the genus Dolomiaea native to South Asia and China. Rishi (Hindu) mystics of Kashmir especially ate this plant. Essential oils extracted from the root have been used in traditional medicine and in perfumes since ancient times.
The alpine botanical garden Saussurea is the highest alpine botanical garden in Europe, at 2,173 metres above sea level. It is located in Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy. The Saussurea garden is one of the four alpine botanical gardens in the Aosta Valley, and its 7,000 square metres contain the typical alpine flora of Mont Blanc. Its name comes from Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, who made the first known ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786, and from whom the flower Saussurea alpina also takes its name. It is open from June to September.
Rothmaleria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Stipagrostis hirtigluma is a densely tufted perennial grass. It occurs across most of Africa east to Pakistan in bushveld, karoo, and desert regions. In Namibia, it grows in dry, warm parts, in stony or sandy places and on rocky outcrops.
Vaccinium microcarpum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Ericaceae.
Elatine spathulata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Elatinaceae.
Saussurea alpina is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae ranging from Europe to Siberia and China.
Stipa lessingiana, called Lessing feather grass, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stipa, found in steppes from Greece east to Mongolia, including the countries bordering the Black and Caspian Seas, Central Asia, western Siberia, the Altai, and Xinjiang in China. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Lagotis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Pseudovesicaria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Sobolewskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Tilia mandshurica, the Manchurian linden or Manchurian lime, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to China, the Korea Peninsula, Japan, and the Russian Far East. It is used as a street tree in its native range, and has potential elsewhere, but is susceptible to damage from late frosts.
Zanthoxyloideae is a subfamily of the family Rutaceae.
Saussurea weberi is a species of flowering plant in the genus Saussurea, the saw-worts. It is endemic to the U.S. states of Montana, Colorado and Wyoming and considered imperiled to vulnerable globally.
Saussurea glacialisor Glacial Snow Lotus is a species of plant in the genus Saussurea native to E Afghanistan, NW India, Ladakh, E Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, N Pakistan, Siberia, and Tajikistan..