| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium calocephalum (Franch.) Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2600-4200m |
| Description | basal leaves densely crowded, ovate or narrower, stem leaves persistent, ovate to lanceolate, adaxially grey to glabrous, abaxially lanate, bracteate heads 7-10cm acros |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| 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 , China North-Central , Qinghai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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