| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum orientale (L.) Gaertn. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 404 (1791) |
| Native Range | Aegean Islands to w. & sw. Turkey, nw. Egypt |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 30-700m |
| Description | white tomentose, basal leaves dense, oblong-spathulate, 2-6cm long, stem leaves narrower and shorter, capitula hemispherical, 7-10mm across, in corymb 2-8cm wide |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | lustrous yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium africanum Hoffmanns. Gnaphalium elegans Salisb. Gnaphalium elongatum (Moench) Hornem. Gnaphalium graveolens Fenzl ex Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium hortense Gaterau Gnaphalium orientale L. Helichrysum elongatum Moench Helichrysum pichleri Barbey |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |