| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum paleatum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | 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 | rosette, tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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