| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Anaphalis contorta (D.Don) Hook.f. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 3: 284 (1881) |
| Native Range | Pakistan to sc. China and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 1700-5000m |
| Description | stem white lanate, basal leaves obovate, stem leaves linear, with revolute margins, abaxially lanate, adaxially green, capitula 3mm, in compact cluster, ca. 15mm across |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | lustrous white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anaphalis contorta var. pellucida (Franch.) Y.Ling Anaphalis falconeri C.B.Clarke Anaphalis franchetiana Diels Anaphalis tenella DC. Antennaria contorta D.Don Gnaphalium contortum (D.Don) Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng. Gnaphalium pellucidum Franch. Gnaphalium simplicicaule Wall. Gnaphalium tenellum Wall |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, IND India, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |