Leontopodium himalayanum is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to China, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leontopodium |
| Species: | L. himalayanum
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Common name: Himalayan Edelweiss, Tra - Wa(Dzongkha)
Brief Description: Leaves liner – spathulate sometimes brown apiculate, acute or sub obtuse. Flower corolla densely white, yellowish – grey or tawny.
Flowering time: June – October
Elevation ranges: 3800 – 5500 masl
Part used: Leaves.
Uses:
o Use as ingredients for moxibustion. [2]
References
edit- ^ "Leontopodium himalayanum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ Drakpa, R., Tenzin, J., Choden, T., Gyeltshen, N., & Tshering, T. (2018). A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants of Bumthang (Vol. 1). Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research. Department of Forests & Park Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan. Lamai Goempa: Bumthang.