| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum sessilioides Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum aretioides (Druce) Thell. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2000-3200m |
| Description | leaves 4-15mm, acute, densely imbricate, adaxially green, thinly, silvery pilose, abaxially white tomentose, capitula sessile, solitary, 2-3cm across, phyllaries patent, white |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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