| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum argentissimum J.M.Wood trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 900-3200m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, narrow, silvery grey, sericeous, capitula solitary, bracts imbricate, much longer than capitula, externally maroon |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | lustrous white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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