| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium shinanense Kitam. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | alpine |
| Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, 8-20mm, acute, adaxially lax grey lanate, abaxially densely so, middle stem leaves narrowly ligulate, densely grey lanate, capitula 2-3 in corymb |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous 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
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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