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Leontopodium microphyllum Hayata trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesLeontopodium microphyllum Hayata trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyJ. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 25: 127 (1908)
Native RangeTaiwan
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3200-3800m
Descriptionstems densely lanate, stem leaves oblanceolate, acute, sessile, densely white lanate, bracts linear-lanceolate, densely white lanate, capitula 4-9, involucre subspherical
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (TAI Taiwan)
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