var. nepalensis——Anaphalia nepalensis (Spreng). Hand. -Mazz., Symb. Sin. 7: 1099. 1936, p. p., et in Act. Hort. Goth. 12239. 1938; S. Y. Hu in Quart. Journ. Taiw. Mus. 18: 1-2: 111. 1965; 中国高等植物图鉴 4: 473. 图6360. 1975.——Elichrysum nepalense Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 485. 1826. ——Helichrysum stoloniferum De Don, , Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 196. 1825, non. Willd.——Gnaplalium cuneifolium Wall., Cat. n. 2934. 1831, nom. nud. -——Gnaphalium intermedium Wall., Cat. 2396. 1831. nom. nud.——Antennaria triptinervis β. cuneifolia et γ. intermedia DC., Prodr. 6: 270. 1837.——Anaphalis mucronata var. polycephala DC. l. c. 272. 1837. ——Anaphalis cuneifolia (Wall.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 280. 1881; Franch. in Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, 2: 74. 1888; Diels in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 29: 613. 1900.——Anaphalis nubigena var. β. polycephala C. B. Clarke, Comp. Ind. 106. 1876.——Anaphalis nubigena proper Hook. f., l. c. 279. 1881, p. p.——Anaphalis nubigena. var. intermedia Hook. f., l. c. 729. 1881.——Anaphalis intermedia (Wall.) Duthie, in Atkinson, Ecom. Prodr. 436. 1886. -Anaphalis mairei Levl. in Bull. Ac. Geogr. Bot. 25: 13. 1915.-Anaphalis triplinervis var. intermedia Airy-Shaw, Bot. Mag. 158. t. 9396. 1935.——Anaphalis nubigena auct. non DC.: Franch., l. c. 2: 74. 1888; Diels in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 29: 613. 1900.——Anaphalis triplinervis auct. non Clarke: Dunn, Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 39: 417. 1909-11.——Anaphalis mucronata auct. non DC.: Hemsl., Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 30: 136. 1894, et 35: 181. 1902.

茎直立或斜升，高5-30厘米，疏散丛生；下部叶在花期生存，匙形，或倒披针形，长2-7厘米，宽0.8-2.5厘米，渐狭成长柄。头状花序1-6个，稀较多，花序梗长0.5-2.5厘米。

广泛产于西藏南部，甘肃西南部及南部、陕西南部、四川西部、云南。生于高山或亚高山草地，林缘、沟边及岩石上，海拔2400-4500米。也分布于尼泊尔、锡金、不丹、印度。

多变异的变种。茎较高大而头状花序稍大的植株常分立为一个种 (A. cuueifolia Hook. f.)，但可合并于本变种中。