雪(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua),因其(qi)頂(ding)形似蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua),花(hua)(hua)色潔白(bai),又生(sheng)長(chang)在雪(xue)山(shan)(shan)上,故得名雪(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua),簡稱雪(xue)蓮(lian)(lian),為(wei)菊科、風毛菊屬多(duo)年生(sheng)草本(ben),高(gao)15-35厘米。雪(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua)根(gen)狀莖粗,頸(jing)部被多(duo)數褐色的(de)(de)葉殘跡,頭狀花(hua)(hua)序10-20個,在莖頂(ding)密(mi)集成(cheng)球形的(de)(de)總花(hua)(hua)序,非常(chang)美觀,花(hua)(hua)果期7-9月。雪(xue)蓮(lian)(lian)花(hua)(hua)多(duo)分布在新疆天(tian)山(shan)(shan)、青藏高(gao)原等地(di),生(sheng)長(chang)于(yu)高(gao)山(shan)(shan)雪(xue)線附近(jin)的(de)(de)巖(yan)縫、石壁和冰磺礫石灘中,海拔2400-4000米,可作藥(yao)用,也(ye)有一定的(de)(de)觀賞價值。