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Leontopodium pusillum (Beauverd) Hand.- Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLeontopodium pusillum (Beauverd) Hand.- Mazz. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyBeih. Bot. Centralbl. 46(2): 97 (1928)
Native RangeChina to Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3500-5600m
Descriptionleaves spathulate, white tomentose, 7-9mm, capitula 1-3, 1cm, bracts conspicuous, spathulate or linear-spathulate, white tomentose, broader than stem leaves
Size2-7cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsLeontopodium alpinum var. pusillum Beauverd
Leontopodium evax Beauverd
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya)
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