| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium nivale (Ten.) Huet ex Hand.-Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 44(2): 137 (1927) |
| Native Range | Italy, n. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | white tomentose, leaves lanceolate, sessile, acute, 3-5cm long, capitula in terminal heads, bracts triangular, to 5cm long, producing star |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Antennaria nivalis Ten. ex Nyman Gnaphalium nivale Ten. Leontopodium alpinum ssp. nivale (Ten.) Tutin Leontopodium alpinum var. nivale (Ten.) DC. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |
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