| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum caespititium (DC.) Sond. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 3: 217 (1865) |
| Native Range | Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 600-2400m |
| Description | branchlets very short, erect, densely leafy, leaves linear, patent, obtuse, margins revolute, glabrous, capitula 3-6, terminal, sessile, bracts loosely imbricate |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum lineare var. caespititium DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |