Asteraceae
Leontopodium

Leontopodium leontopodinum (DC.) Hand.-Mazz.

First published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 118 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Afghanistan to Siberia and Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Altay, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dar, G.H. & Govaerts, R.H.A. (2025). Flora of Kashmir Himalaya: Sind Valley 2: 607-1262. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Qaiser, M. & Abid, R. (2003). Flora of Pakistan 210: 1-215. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. [Cited as Leontopodium ochroleucum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 5: 1-451. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506606 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1502] Afghanistan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506585 Yes
Regel, A. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506619 Yes
Kerman; Krassnow [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K001739230 Yes
[B. Abeiualu] [s.n.] Armenia Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506590 Yes
[Fetissowi] [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506614 Yes
Hibbert, E.A. [75] Mongolia Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506625 Yes
Ledebour, C.F. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506621 Yes
[L. Fetissow] [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506612 Yes
Pike, A. [867] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506617 Yes
Littledale, S.G.R. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506605 Yes
Littledale, S.G.R. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506616 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506624 Yes
Fetissow [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506620 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1526] Afghanistan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506589 Yes
[Kuschaveviz] [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506608 Yes
[illegible] [7085] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506623 Yes
Potanin, G.N. [s.n.] Mongolia Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506611 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1573] Afghanistan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506588 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506610 Yes
Appleton, H. [24] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506613 Yes
Corleiati, C. [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506615 Yes
[K. Borjaev] [21a] Kyrgyzstan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506622 Yes
[Felissous] [s.n.] Türkiye Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506607 Yes
Bishop, J.; Jackson, S. [10] Afghanistan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506586 Yes
Fetissow [s.n.] Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506618 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Hewer, T.F. [1439] Afghanistan Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506587 Yes
St. George Littledale (Mr); St. George Littledale (Mrs) [s.n.] Mongolia Leontopodium ochroleucum K002506609 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0