Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum arwae J.R.I.Wood trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Kew Bull. 39: 132 (1984) |
Native Range | w. Yemen |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-3100m |
Description | leaves crowded, oblong-lanceolate, small, silver grey, capitula minute, solitary, with petaloid bracts |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 35 Arabian Peninsula (YEM Yemen) |