Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum basalticum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium alticola Compton |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-3355m |
Description | leaves in rosette, obovate-oblong, to 4cm long, densely white hirsute, capitula ca. 3mm across, 20 or more in compact, flattened cluster |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | brownish yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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