| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum gymnocomum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 202 (1838) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 5-3000m |
| Description | leaves long decurrent, the lower obovate, 3-nerved, obtuse, mucronate, upper leaves oblong, loosely lanate, glabrescent, capitula in long pedunculate cyme, involucre glabrous |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium gymnocomum (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |