| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calomeria infausta (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Heine trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum infaustum J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 400-2775m |
| Description | branchlets grey lanate, densely leafy, leaves to 12mm, linear, obtuse, semiamplexicaule, apiculate, margins revolute, capitula cylindrical, numerous, in dense racemes |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| 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 cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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