| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum gariepinum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 174 (1838) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 90-900m |
| Description | branchlets thin, arachnose, leaves oval or oblong, at base tapered, shortly petiolate, thin, lanate, glabrescent, capitula ovoid-globular, surrounded by bracts |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, 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 |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium gariepinum (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |