| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum diffusum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 175 (1838) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 300-1600m |
| Description | stems thin, white lanate, leaves sessile, broadly ovate or oblong, mucronate, white lanate, capitula in compact, terminal cluster, involucre glabrous, bracts oblong, acute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |