小叶火绒草 xiao ye huo rong cao

Herbs, perennial. Stems slender, slightly woody, branched; branches procumbent at base, densely lanate. Cauline leaves oblanceolate, 7-12 × 1.5-2 mm, both surfaces densely whitish lanate, base abruptly narrowed, apex acute. Capitula 4-9; bracteal leaves 7-10, radiate, generally unequal, linear-lanceolate, 6-12 × 1.5-2 mm, densely white lanate. Involucre hemispheric, ca. 3 × 4 mm; phyllaries 3-seriate, subequal, oblong, apex acute to obtuse. Corolla of outer florets ca. 2.5 mm; corolla of central florets tubular, ca. 2.5 mm. Achenes oblong, ca. 1 mm, glabrous or papillose. Pappus bristles white, ca. 2.5 mm. Fl. Jul-Sep.

● Rocky slopes; 3200-3800 m. Taiwan.