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]

Leontopodium coreanum
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 Nakai

It was first described by Takenoshin Nakai in 1917.^[3][4]