| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Printzia aromatica Less. trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 5: 275 (1830) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 60-1300m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves sessile, narrowly linear, obtuse, margins revolute, entire, densely tomentose, capitula in corymb, phyllaries imbricate, ligules attenuate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Inula aromatica L. Leysera calicornia Willd. ex Less. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |