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  Botanic Gardens Micropropagation News Vol. 2 (2)
Methods for in vitro propagation of Romanian populations of Leontopodium alpinum were developed.
alpinum looking at micropropagation, secondary metabolite production and medicinal value, stating that micropropagation could be the best source of biological material needed for secondary metabolite extraction.
alpinum with up to 80 neoplants/explants being produced, but inhibited the development of the root system even when an auxin was added (L3).
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 Leontopodium alpinum - Leontopodium alpinum - Wikimedia Commons
Leontopodium alpinum - Leontopodium alpinum - Wikimedia Commons
Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), one of the best-known European mountain flowers, belongs to the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Leontopodium alpinum, Leontopodium alpinum 'Edelweiss'; Common Name: Edelweiss Height: 6 in.
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 NARGS: Plant of the Month: July 2004
The family, second in species number only to the Orchidaceae, contains over 950 genera and over 20,000 species, many of horticultural significance, both positive and negative.
Leontopodium is a small genus, containing about 30 species, more if your botanist is a splitter, fewer if a lumper.
is found in the Hengduan Mountains of south China, together with at least 12 other Leontopodium species.
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 Buy Leontopodium alpinum subsp. nivale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Leontopodium jacotianum is from the Himalaya, where it grows on grassy slopes and open ground.
It cultivation it is best in a rock garden or raised bed, or perhaps in a pot, so long as it is shaded from the hottest sun.
Leontopodium SDR4865 grew on thin soil over limestone at the edgde of a wood.
www.kevockgarden.co.uk /plantlist/leontopodium_nivale_subsp_nivale.htm   (185 words)

  
 Link of the Month
Gnaphalium leontopodium and Leontopodium alpinum are the two main varieties of this flower.
The name "Edelweiss" date from 1784 and comes from German "edel" noble and "weiss" white and was popularized in the XIXth century as high mountain exercized its irresistible attract on people from the plain.
The genus Leontopodium (from Greek "foot of lion") finds its origin in mountains of Asia where it's represented by more than thirty species whereas only two exist in Europe.
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 leontopodium alpinum - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Leontopodium alpinum : LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
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 Leontopodium alpinum
Suitable for gardens yes Nursery Unknown Compost no Size at acquisition Unknown Garden location Unknown Garden notes Leontopodium alpinum can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit.
Tag needs printing no Collection notes Leontopodium alpinum is a perennial.
The blossoms are typically of a white color.
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 Antibacterial activity of Leontopodium alpinum (Edelweiss)
Extracts and individual constituents of Leontopodium alpinum Cass.
Significant antimicrobial activities were found against various strains of Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pyogenes strains.
These results support the ethnomedicinal use of Leontopodium alpinum for the treatment of respiratory and abdominal disorders.
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 Leontopodium alpinum : edelweiss
I'm raising it in unsuitable conditions, but it does fairly well.
I thought the high heat and humidity would kill it, but it seems to be doing ok. It doubles in size every year and has very interesting foliage.
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hortiplex.gardenweb.com /plants/p1/gw1022569.html   (72 words)

  
 Flora Europaea Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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Distribution: Al Au Bu Cz Ga Ge He Hs It Ju Po Rm Rs(W) Leontopodium alpinum Cass.
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 Leontopodium alpinum : edelweiss
I'm raising it in unsuitable conditions, but it does fairly well.
I thought the high heat and humidity would kill it, but it seems to be doing ok. It doubles in size every year and has very interesting foliage.
Add your comments and/or image on Leontopodium alpinum
www.hortiplex.com /plants/p1/gw1022569.html   (72 words)

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