| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum aureofolium Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. S. Afr. 33(7: 2): 158 (1983) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | taproot, stems white appresed lanate, leaves 1-3cm, oblanceolate to lanceolate, acute, auriculate, thinly grey appresed lanate, capitula 1-3, terminal, producing panicle |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow-brown |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |