| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Anaphalis royleana DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 272 (1838) |
| Native Range | Tibet to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-5000m |
| Description | leaves linear or linear-oblong, acute to mucronate, abaxially densely grey-white lanate, capitula numerous in terminal corymb |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anaphalis chionantha DC. Anaphalis polylepis DC. Gnaphalium canum Wall. Gnaphalium chionanthum Spreng. ex DC. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |