Anaphalis royleana DC.

A variable species, three varieties are recognized in our area.

Perennial herbs, up to 35 cm high, much branched from the base, stem slender, woody at base, tomentose to woolly, lower part sparsely glabrous, leaves linear or linear oblong, with acute to mucronate apex, margins entire or recurved 7-30 (-40) x 1-2 (-4) mm, scaberulous above, densely greyish-whitish woolly beneath or woolly on both surfaces, single-veined. Capitula many, white in terminal corymbs. Phyllaries (7-) 8-10 seriate, 55-80 (-100), outer ovate, lower part thickened, dark brown or entirely brown, middle one longest, ovate to elliptic, acute, 5-7 mm long, usually white above, inner ones ± oblong, smaller. In predominantly male capitula, bisexual florets (functionally male) 16-18 and 2-3 filiform female florets; in predominantly female capitula, female florets c. 40, and bisexual floret (functionally male) 3-5. Corollas 2.5-3.5 mm long, with glandular lobes. Cypselas of female florets c. 0.75 mm long, dark brown, papillose, oblong; pappus 2.8-3.5 mm, white, bristly.

Himalaya (Kashmir to Sikkim), S. Tibet, N. Burma, Taiwan.

1200-4200 m

Anaphalis royleana là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được DC. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1838.

须弥香青（学名：Anaphalis royleana），又叫能高籟簫，是菊科香青属的植物。分布在喜马拉雅地区西北部等地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。