Leontopodium brachyactis Gand.

Perennial tomentose or somewhat glabrous stoloniferous herbs; stolons c. 10 mm long, covered with dense, brown scaly leaves. Stem many. Basal leaves in dense rosettes, 30-40 x 3-4 (-5) mm, spathulate, usually thickish, obtuse to subacute, cauline leaves (20-) 30-40 x 3-4 mm, non subulate, shortly mucronate, usually densely lanate-tomentose, 1-veined. Capitula 3-5, laxly arranged 6-8 mm in diameter, subtended by the inflorescence bracts which are not different from the cauline leaves in colour and pubescence, but forming a distinct star, lanceolate obtuse; phyllaries dark brownish, c. 5 x 1.5-1.7 mm, scarious with a lower ± greenish part, long pilose hairy, acuminate. Cypselas of female florets larger than the sterile ones of bisexual florets, c. 1.5 mm long, papillose; pappus setae 4.5-5 mm long, barbellate, deciduous falling as a unit.

Rhizome short, stems 10-25 cm. Plants tight cushion-forming with many underground woody runners to 10 cm long. Leaves broadly spathulate, 1.5 cm x 0.5 cm, or 2.5 cm x 0.3 cm. Bract-like leaves 8-10. "Flowering star" to 2.5-3.5 cm across. Flowering heads 3-5 in number, 6-8 cm across. Stems and foliage white-pubescent. V - early spring to late autumn, in St. Petersburg April-October. Fl - May-June. Fr - August. P - by seed and by division. Does well in dry places on slopes. Can be used as a groundcover plant and in the rock garden. Z 5 (4). New.

Afghanistan, W. Tibet, Himalaya (Kashmir to Nepal).

Distribution: Pakistan, India, W. Xizang, Nepal to China.

Central Asia (Pamiro Alay, Alayskiy Range). On cliffs, rocky slopes at 1,800-3,600 m.

3900-4800 m

Fl.Per.: June-August.

A fairly common species, grows from 2200-4000 m, among rocks, open stony ground.

Leontopodium brachyactis là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Cúc. Loài này được Gand. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1899.

短星火绒草（学名：Leontopodium brachyactis）是菊科火绒草属的植物。分布在印度、克什米尔、阿富汗以及中国大陆的西藏等地，生长于海拔3,000米至4,000米的地区，常生长在亚高山干旱草地、高山或坡地，目前尚未由人工引种栽培。