| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum acrophilum Bolus trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Trans. S. African Philos. Soc. 18: 389 (1907) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | leaves to 15mm, spathulate, truncate, mucronate, curvate, sessile, thinly grey lanate-tomentose, flowers campanulate, 7mm, 1-5 in corymb, phyllaries longer than capitula, obtuse |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | 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 |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum chrysosphaerum Schltr. ex Moeser Helichrysum eriophorum Conrath Helichrysum galpinii Schltr. ex Moeser Helichrysum spathulatum Moeser Helichrysum transvalense Staner |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |