Interactive Edelweiss plant.

"Edelweiss Puzzle" is a free online mosaic puzzle with a picture of Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss, a well-known mountain flower, belonging to the Asteraceae family. The puzzle represent 5 rows and eight columns of squares and every square can be rotated to four sides to fit the whole edelweiss picture. The game will run in most web browsers on average desktop computers, laptops and tablets. This game is part of the Plant Puzzles collection.

The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,000 metres (5,900–9,800 ft) altitude. It is non-toxic, and has been used in traditional medicine or folk medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. The dense hair appears to be an adaptation to high altitudes, protecting the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation.

Original photo by Bohringer Friedrich