| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium ochroleucum Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium fischerianum Beauverd |
| Leontopodium leontopodinum (DC.) Hand.-Mazz. | |
| Leontopodium melanolepis Y.Ling | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-5000m |
| Description | leaves linear-lanceolate or linear-spathulate, 2-8cm long, numerous, lanate, bracts ovate-lanceolate to oblong, yellow or green-white lanate, capitula 6-8mm across |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| 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
Siberia (Altay , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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