Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum mariepscopicum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 40: 258 (1982) |
Native Range | Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1300-1700m |
Description | branchlets leafy, leaves 1-3cm, oblong, obtuse or acute, semiamplexicaule, glandular-pubescent, abaxially arachnose, capitula solitary, terminal, phyyllaries acute, long |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 cuttings in spring |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (TVL Northern Provinces) |