| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum aureum (Houtt.) Merr. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | J. Arnold Arbor. 19: 372 (1938) |
| Native Range | Mozambique to Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, stems white lanate, leaves lanceolate, 3-10cm, glandular-hirsute on both faces, capitula solitary, 17-45mm across |
| Size | 5-80cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
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| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium aureum Houtt. Gnaphalium fulgidum (L.f.) Zuccagni Helichrysum corymbosum Pers. Helichrysum decorum Krauss ex Harv. Helichrysum fulgidum (L.f.) Willd. Xeranthemum corymbosum Lam. Xeranthemum fulgidum L.f. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ANG Angola, MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |
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