Gnaphalium thomsonii Hook. fil.

A very distinct species, easily recognized by its linear leaves, capitula arranged in globose clusters and brownish shining linear phyllaries which overtop the heads.

Erect branched, 10-20 (-25) cm tall, annual herbs, covered with white soft tomentum. Leaves linear, falcate, with acute apex, entire, (0.5-) 1-3 x 0.1-0.3 (-0.4) cm, covered with white dense tomentum, more on the lower surface than the upper one. Capitula in terminal or rarely axillary clusters, substended by slender white woolly leaves, rarely solitary, peduncle 2-3 mm, white tomentose; phyllaries 2-3-seriate, linear-oblong, obtuse-subacute, scarious, brown, shining with strong green central vein, outer densely white lanate at the base, shorter than the inner, c. 3 x 0.5 mm. Outer florets 2-more seriate, many, filiform, 3-4 toothed, disc florets 4-5, tubular, corolla c. 2 mm long, 5-lobed. Cypselas brownish, quadrangular, c. 0.5 mm long, sparingly papillose, pappus setae white, not coherent.

Distribution: India, Kashmir, Pakistan and China.

Fl.Per.: July-September.

Grows between 2500-3900 m along rocky stream beds, plains and cultivated fields.

Gnaphalium thomsonii là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được Hook.f. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1881.