| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum auronitens Sch.Bip. |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum helodes Hiern |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 15-2700m |
| Description | grey-white appresed lanate, leaves to 2cm, oblong, obtuse, semiamplexicaule, flat, capitula campanulate in dense terminal heads, phyllaries imbricate, obtuse, eradiate |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | yellow, yellow-brown |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
South Tropical Africa (Angola , Mozambique ) Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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