| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum stellatum Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos. 279 (1832) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 30-900m |
| Description | stems thinly lanate, leafy, leaves 1-4cm, linear-spathulate, mucronate, semiamplexicaule, grey lanate, capitula numerous in terminal corymb, phyllaries radiate, acute |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium auriculatum Schrank Gnaphalium carneum Schrank Gnaphalium discolorum Thunb. Gnaphalium fragrans Sieber ex DC. Gnaphalium fulvum Lam. Gnaphalium helianthemifolium Thunb. Gnaphalium plenum Burm.f. Gnaphalium pyramidale Berg. Gnaphalium stellatum L. Helichrysum auriculatum (Schrank) E.Mey. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |