| Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
| Genus species | Gnidia variegata Gand. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 417 (1913) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-300m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, very densely leafy, leaves imbricate, erect, linear, mucronate, flowers in dense head, calyx pubescent, lobes ovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | purple, pale yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |