| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Heliophila alpina Marais |
| Bibliography | Bothalia 9: 100 (1966) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-3400m |
| Description | stems simple, procumbent, finely hirsute, glabrescent, leaves 5-10mm, pinnatilobate, segments 5-7, flowers 1-5, terminal, petals outside purple, siliques 10-15mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho) |