| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum montanum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1400-2700m |
| Description | branchlets crowded, densely leafy, leaves to 3cm, subspathulate, obtuse, densely grey-white lanate, spherical, numerous, in terminal panicle, phyllaries nitid |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| 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 |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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