| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum petraeum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-1900m |
| Description | stems procumbent, lanate, leafy, basal leaves in rosette, linear, acute, mucronate, amplexicaule, grey lanate, stem leaves lanceolate, acute, glabrescent, capitula solitary |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 spring |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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