Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leontopodium omeiense Y.Ling trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 10: 172 (1965) |
Native Range | c. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-2800m |
Description | pale grey tomentose, leaves sessile, lanceolate to oblong, adaxially greenish, bracts dense, oblong, larger than upper leaves, producing star 3-6cm wide |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
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 (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central) |