| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium caespitosum Diels trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-3600m |
| Description | leaves dense in upper part of stems, sessile, lanceolate, acute, adaxially green, glabrous, abaxially densely pale grey tomentose, bracts similar, acute, star 3-5cm across |
| Size | 12-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 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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