| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium sinense Hemsl. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 424 (1888) |
| Native Range | sc. China to se. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 700-3600m |
| Description | leaves sessile, oblong, acute, at base vaginate, densely yellowish tomentose, bracts similar, larger, producing irregular star, 2-7cm wide, capitula 3-8mm |
| Size | 30-70cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium nobile Bureau & Franch. Gnaphalium sinense (Hemsl.) Franch. Leontopodium arbuscula Beauverd Leontopodium niveum Hand.-Mazz. Leontopodium nobile (Bureau & Franch.) Beauverd Leontopodium rosmarinoides Hand.-Mazz. Leontopodium stoechas Hand.-Mazz. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |