| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium spathulatum Kitam. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 2: 176 (1933) |
| Native Range | c. & s. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | stems leafy only at apex, leaves obovate or spathulate, 3-5cm, acute, capitula 3-4mm in lax corymb, bracts oblong-lanceolate, 1-3cm |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Leontopodium japonicum var. spathulatum (Kitam.) Murata |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |