| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Vellereophyton dealbatum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82: 210 (1981) |
| Native Range | Mozambique, Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-750m |
| Description | softly, white sericeous-tomentose, leaves sessile, spathulate or oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, capitula in dense cluster, terminal, long lanate, phyllaries linear |
| Size | 30-45cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium candidissimum Lam. Gnaphalium caroense Schrank Gnaphalium carroense Steud. Gnaphalium dealbatum Thunb. Gnaphalium macilentum E.Mey. ex DC. Gnaphalium maculatum Thunb. Gnaphalium micranthum Thunb. Gnaphalium patulum Thunb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |