| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium jacotianum Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2, 1: 190, 873 (1909) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to ne. Pakistan and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2200-4900m |
| Description | basal leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, inflorescense bracts lanceolate to oblong elliptic, forming conspicuous star, densely whitish tomentose, capitula 4-10 |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| 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; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anaphalis sessiliflora Hook.f. ex J.R.Drumm. Leontopodium paradoxum J.R.Drumm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |