| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum spiciforme DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 1000-1500m |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear, obtuse, margins revolute, densely lanate, capitula subsessile, lateral, forming spike, outer involucral bracts leaf-like |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Botswana , Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
|