| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Dolichothrix ericoides (Lam.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82: 222 (1981) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-2300m |
| Description | leaves minute, imbricate, appresed, coriaceous, ovate, obtuse, glabrous, abaxially tomentose, capitula solitary, terminal, bracts glabrous, lanceolate, acuminate, patent |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aphelexis ericoides (Lam.) Sw. Argyrocome ericoides (Lam.) Poir. Bryomorphe lycopodioides (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) Levyns Bryomorphe zeyheri Harv. Gnaphalium argyrocoma Sch.Bip. Helichrysum ericoides Pers. Klenzea lycopodioides Sch.Bip. ex Walp. Stoebe nivea Thunb. Xeranthemum ericoides Lam. Xeranthemum moniliforme Houtt. ex DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |