| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum pumilio (O.Hoffm.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Leontonyx pumilio O.Hoffm. |
| Helichrysum bolusianum Moeser | |
| Helichrysum hutchinsonii Phil. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 130-2100m |
| Description | branchlets grey lanate, leaves 4-20mm, linear-spathulate, acute, shortly decurrent, glandular-pubescent, grey lanate, capitula sessile and solitary or in small corymbose clusters |
| Size | 2-25cm |
| Color | yellow-brown, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rounded shrub |
| 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 late summer |
| 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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