edelweiss

Summary

edelweiss is a taxon^[1]. edelweiss ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,516 views/month, #524 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• edelweiss received the Medicinal Plant of the Year (Austria)^[3].
• edelweiss's image is recorded as Alpen Edelweiß, Leontopodium alpinum 2.JPG^[4].
• edelweiss's instance of is recorded as taxon^[5].
• edelweiss's taxon rank is recorded as species^[6].
• edelweiss's parent taxon is recorded as Leontopodium^[7].
• edelweiss's taxon name is recorded as Leontopodium nivale^[8].
• edelweiss's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00576252^[9].
• edelweiss's Commons category is recorded as Leontopodium nivale subsp. alpinum^[10].
• edelweiss's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0262vk^[11].
• edelweiss's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 595348^[12].
• edelweiss's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 6271927^[13].
• edelweiss's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 885951^[14].
• edelweiss's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3140685^[15].
• edelweiss's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 1102013^[16].
• edelweiss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leontopodium nivale^[17].
• edelweiss's Commons gallery is recorded as Leontopodium alpinum^[18].
• edelweiss's Tropicos ID is recorded as 100433251^[19].
• edelweiss's IPNI plant ID is recorded as 229640-1^[20].
• edelweiss's Plant List ID is recorded as gcc-98711^[21].
• edelweiss's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0184230^[22].
• edelweiss's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• edelweiss's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• edelweiss's taxon synonym is recorded as Leontopodium alpinum^[25].
• edelweiss's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=464691^[26].
• edelweiss's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. nivale'}^[27].

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Recognition

edelweiss received the Medicinal Plant of the Year (Austria)^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for edelweiss include Edelweiss^[28], a musical work/composition^[29].

Why It Matters

edelweiss ranks in the top 0.27% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,516 views/month, #524 of 195,241).^[2] edelweiss has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] edelweiss is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for edelweiss include Edelweiss^[28], a musical work/composition^[29].

FAQs

What awards did edelweiss receive?

Honors received include Medicinal Plant of the Year (Austria)^[3].