| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium aurantiacum Hand.-Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 83 (1927) |
| Native Range | sc. China to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3600-4000m |
| Description | densely brown-yellow tomentose, leaves sessile, obovate or spathulate-ovate, 4-5mm, acute, bracts obovate, acute, similar to stem leaves, capitula solitary, 5mm across |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | orange yellow |
| 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; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |