Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Leontopodium giraldii Diels trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 82: 103 (1905) |
Native Range | nc. China (Shaanxi) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 2000-3200m |
Description | stems cinereous-arachnose, stem leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse, adaxially greenish, abaxially densely white lanate, bracts similar, producing irregular star, 6-8cm wide |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 (CHN China North-Central) |