| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium pusillum (Beauverd) Hand.- Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 46(2): 97 (1928) |
| Native Range | China to Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3500-5600m |
| Description | leaves spathulate, white tomentose, 7-9mm, capitula 1-3, 1cm, bracts conspicuous, spathulate or linear-spathulate, white tomentose, broader than stem leaves |
| Size | 2-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium alpinum var. pusillum Beauverd Leontopodium evax Beauverd |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |
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