| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum argentissimum J.M.Wood trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 364 (1907) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |