| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum sanguineum (L.) Kostel. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 709 (1833) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 160-400m |
| Description | densely lanate, eglandular, basal leaves broadly oblanceolate, to 5cm, the upper similar, smaller, capitula 6mm in compact corymb, phyllaries distinctly cucullate |
| Size | 15-60cm |
| Color | crimson red |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium sanguineum L. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |