线叶珠光香青 xian ye zhu guang xiang qing

Gnaphalium margaritaceum var. angustifolium Franchet & Savatier, Enum. Pl. Jap. 1: 242. 1875, based on Antennaria japonica Miquel, Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 178. 1866 ["iaponica"], not Turczaninow (1851); Anaphalis margaritacea subsp. japonica Kitamura; A. margaritacea var. japonica Makino, nom. illeg. superfl.; A. margaritacea var. tsoongiana Y. Ling.

Stems 30-60 cm. Leaves linear, 3-10 cm × 3-6 mm, acuminate; lower leaves obtuse or rounded, abaxially densely light brown or yellowish brown lanuginous, adaxially arachnoid or glabrous. Involucre sometimes small, ca. 5 mm. Corolla ca. 3 mm.

Subalpine or low mountain grasslands, rocky valleys and roadsides; 300-3400 m. S and W Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, E Hubei, Qinghai, S Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang (Bomi, Zayü), Yunnan [Japan, Korea].

This taxon is extremely variable in length, width of leaves, and length of internode.