| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum lacteum Coss. & Durieu trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 2: 365 (1855) |
| Native Range | n. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1600-2600m |
| Description | leaves oblong or spathulate, tomentose-arachnose, obtuse or acute, capitula spherical, long pedunculate, in corymb, phyllaries oblong, obtuse, hirsute |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | creamy, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco) |