| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum cephaloideum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 197 (1838) |
| Native Range | Mosambique and Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 10-2600m |
| Description | leaves in rosettes, stems loosely grey lanate, leafy, basal leaves broadly lanceolate, 2-5cm long, capitula 3cm across, in compact cluster |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium adscendens Thunb. Gnaphalium ecklonianum Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium hoffmannii Kuntze Helichrysum adscendens (Thunb.) Less. Helichrysum adscendens var. cephaloideum (DC.) Moeser Helichrysum campaneum S.Moore Helichrysum infuscum Burtt Davy Helichrysum polyphyllum Conrath |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland) |