| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leucogenes leontopodium (Hook.f.) Beauverd trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2, 2: 242 (1910) |
| Native Range | New Zealand |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves sessile, 8-20mm long, linear to oblong, acute, silvery shiny tomentose, bracts of involucre lanate, long, producing conspicuous star |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium colensoi Hook.f. Helichrysum leontopodium Hook.f. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 51 New Zealand (NZN New Zealand North, NZS New Zealand South) |