| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pseudognaphalium lanuginosum (Kunth) Anderb. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Opera Bot. 104: 147 (1991) |
| Native Range | w. South America to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4500m |
| Description | stems ramose, basal leaves obovate, at base tapered, stem leaves linear, acute, shortly decurrent, white lanate, capitula in dense terminal heads |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 helichrysoides Wedd. Gnaphalium lanuginosum Kunth Gnaphalium melanosphaeroides Sch.Bip. ex Wedd. Pseudognaphalium melanosphaeroides (Sch.Bip. ex Wedd.) Anderb. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, CLM Colombia, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest) |