| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leontopodium himalayanum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 276 (1838) |
| Native Range | sc. China to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-5500m |
| Description | leaves linear to narrowly lanceolate, 15-30mm long, silvery tomentose, bracts lanceolate-linear, yellow lanate, producing star 3-7cm across |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |