Floor panel and floor covering consisting of a plurality of such floor panels

A floor panel, comprising:

• a centrally located core provided with an upper side and a lower side,
• at least one first resilient coupling part and at least one second resilient coupling part connected respectively to opposite first edges of the core,
• wherein the at least one first resilient coupling part comprises a single upward tongue, at least one upward flank lying at a distance from the upward tongue and a single upward groove formed between the upward tongue and the at least one upward flank, wherein:
• at least a part of a side of the upward tongue facing toward the at least one upward flank forms an upward aligning edge for the purpose of coupling the at least one first resilient coupling part to a second resilient coupling part of an adjacent floor panel,
• wherein the second resilient coupling part comprises a single downward tongue, at least one downward flank lying at a distance from the downward tongue, and a single downward groove formed between the downward tongue and the at least one downward flank, wherein:
• at least a part of a side of the downward tongue facing away from the downward flank forms a downward aligning edge for the purpose of coupling the second resilient coupling part to a first resilient coupling part of an adjacent floor panel,
• wherein the upward groove is adapted to receive, with a clamping fit, at least a part of a downward tongue of the adjacent panel, and wherein the downward groove is adapted to receive at least a part of an upward tongue of the adjacent panel,
• wherein a side of the downward tongue facing away from the at least one downward flank is provided with a protruding locking element, and wherein the at least one upward flank is provided with a recessed counter-locking element, said locking element being adapted to cooperate with said counter-locking element of another floor panel, wherein:
• an upper side of said locking element is positioned at a higher level than the upward aligning edge,
• wherein a part of the downward tongue facing away from the at least one downward flank and connecting to said locking element is oriented substantially vertically, wherein said vertical part of the downward tongue defines a vertical plane, wherein said locking element and a remaining portion of said downward tongue are situated at opposite sides of said plane, and
• further coupling parts connected to remaining opposite second edges of the core, respectively, and
• wherein the panel is configured to simultaneously connect one of said first edges and one of said second edges of said panel to another panel by pivoting said panel in a downward direction allowing said at least one second resilient coupling part of said first edge of said panel to connect to the first resilient coupling parts of already laid adjacent panels, respectively, and allowing said further coupling part at said second edge of said panel to connect to the further coupling part of yet another panel.