| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum dasycephalum O.Hoffm. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-2500m |
| Description | branchlets silvery-grey pilose, densely leafy, leaves small, rigid, to 2cm long, capitula in dense heads, involucral bracts lanate-hirsute, apex pale brown |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 , 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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