| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum paleatum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 354 (1973) |
| Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1900-2500m |
| Description | basal leaves to 7cm, elliptic, rigid, acute, mucronate, amplexicaule, glabrous, stem leaves upwards smaller, linear-lanceolate, often complicate, capitula numerous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |