Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leontopodium haastioides Hand.-Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 84 (1927) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. & w. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 4300-5300m |
Description | leaves imbricate, dense, spathulate or oblong, 2-6cm long, rounded, densely grey tomentose, capitula solitary, 3-4mm, without conspicuous bracts, hide amongst leaves |
Size | 1-3cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 | Antennaria muscoides Hook.f. & Thomson Leontopodium jacotianum var. haastioides (Hand.-Mazz.) R.C.Srivast. Leontopodium jamesonii var. haastioides Hand.-Mazz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |