Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leontopodium forrestianum Hand.-Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3500-3800m |
Description | grey sericeous-hirsute, evenly foliate, leaves linear to oblanceolate, sessile, adaxially greenish, capitula 2-7 in compact corymb, bracts numerous, equal to upper leaves |
Size | 2-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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