香青(原变种) xiang qing (yuan bian zhong)

Anaphalis possietica Komarov; A. pterocaulon (Franchet & Savatier) Maximowicz; A. pterocaulon var. sinica (Hance) Handel-Mazzetti; A. todaiensis Honda; Gnaphalium pterocaulon Franchet & Savatier.

Stems laxly caespitose; internodes short, 5-10 mm. Leaves oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, 3-9 × 1-1.5 cm, abaxially densely lanate, adaxially arachnoid lanate. Synflorescence dense or expanding. Phyllaries white, rarely red.

Hill or mountain woods, grasslands, slopes, banks; 400-2000 m. S Anhui, Guangxi, W Hubei (Fangxian, Lichuan), E and S Hunan, S Jiangsu, W Jiangxi, NE Sichuan (Wanyuan), Zhejiang [Japan, Korea].

This taxon is widespread in Asia and is extremely variable.