The edelweiss flower is very special. She is complex in terms botanical since it is a flower head of flower heads. edelweiss gate different names: lion’s foot, gnaphale foot Lion, silver star, star of the glaciers, everlasting snow… Not forgetting the scientific name of edelweiss: Leontopodium Alpinum.
The edelweiss, of the Asteraceae family, is a short-lived perennial that appreciates the sun and a well-drained soil. In fine weather, bouquets of small white flower heads develop, surrounded like a star with thick bracts woolly.
The edelweiss of the Savoy Alps
I chose to take you Mountain to introduce you to the edelweiss of the Alps of Savoy, near the Vanoise park, a very well-known place since the ski area of Les Arcs is very close.
In this file, you will be able to discover the characteristics of the edelweiss, its flower head… Also discover how this flower has become a widely used symbol.