珠光香青(原变种) zhu guang xiang qing (yuan bian zhong)

Gnaphalium margaritaceum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 850. 1753; Anaphalis cinnamomea (Candolle) C. B. Clarke var. angustior (Miquel) Nakai; A. margaritacea subsp. angustior (Miquel) Kitamura; A. margaritacea var. angustior (Miquel) Nakai; Antennaria cinnamomea Candolle var. angustior Miquel; A. margaritacea (Linnaeus) R. Brown; A. timmua D. Don; G. margaritaceum var. timmua (D. Don) Kuntze; G. timmua (D. Don) Sprengel; Helichrysum margaritaceum (Linnaeus) Moench.

Stems 30-60 cm, sometimes to 100 cm. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 5-9 cm × 3-8 mm, abaxially densely gray or light brown lanuginous, adaxially arachnoid or later glabrous, midvein raised, always with 2 veinlets on margin, base attenuate. Involucre 6-8 × 8-13 mm. 2n = 28*, 56*.

Subalpine or low mountain grasslands, rocky valleys and roadsides; 300-3400 m. S Gansu, N Guangxi, W Hubei, S Hunan, E Qinghai, S Shanxi (Qin Ling), Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [India, Japan, Nepal, Russia (Far East); North America; widely introduced in Europe].

This taxon is extremely variable.