Wildflower of the valley
Lions's foot
Leontopodium brachyactis
- How easy to find
- Rare — you will see it only in some places
- Flower size
- Medium
- Family
- Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
- Type
- Herb
- Height
- 0.3–0.4 cm
- Flower colour
- green,white
- Flowering
- June to August
About Lions's foot
Leontopodium brachyactis is a soft wooly herb. Leaves are 0.8 to 1 cm in width and 0.3 to 0.4 cm in height. Basal leaves are clustered and stem leaves are short mucro. Flower heads are white and densely wooly and they are leaf like, flat.
Where to find it
- In the middle of the valley
- In the deeper parts of the valley
- Around Hemkund Sahib
Habitat
Common in grassy slopes and rock crevices.
What the name means
Leontopodium is Greek leontos (lion) + podion (little foot) — the true "lion's foot", i.e. Edelweiss's classical name; brachyactis means "short-rayed".
Don't confuse it with
Anaphalis royleana (sno 51) has similar white "everlasting" flowerheads; Cremanthodium (sno 62) is yellow-flowered and nodding.
More photos
Discover the beauty of Leontopodium Brachyactis, a flower admired for its resilience and unique floral patterns in wild alpine meadows. 
A hidden treasure of the wilderness, Leontopodium Brachyactis captivates with elegance and rare coloration in highland regions. 
Discover the beauty of Leontopodium Brachyactis, a flower admired for its resilience and unique floral patterns in wild alpine meadows.
