| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum hyphocephalum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 352 (1973) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1800-2500m |
| Description | new shoots silvery sericeous, leaves to 2cm, lanceolate, subfalcate, silvery grey hirsute, capitula up to 10 in dense terminal head, outer phyllaries large, 6mm, spathulate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |