| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium smithianum Hand.-Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 115 (1924) |
| Native Range | n. China to Qinghai |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2900m |
| Description | stem densely tomentose, densely leafy, leaves linear-lanceolate, densely grey or white tomentose, bracts similar, producing irregular or compound star |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai) |