| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium junpeianum Kitam. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium linearifolium Hand.-Mazz. |
| Leontopodium longifolium Y.Ling | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-4800m |
| Description | stems grey sericeous-lanate, leaves linear, obtuse, obscurely vaginate, densely grey sericeous-hirsute, bracts oblong, acute, producing star, 35-50mm wide |
| Size | 2-25cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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