| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum fleckii S.Moore trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 4: 1017 (1904) |
| Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry rocks and scree |
| Description | branchlets grey lanate, leaves 1-2cm, linear-spathulate, apiculate, thinly grey lanate, shortly decurrent, capitula campanulate, 5-7mm, solitary, terminal, bracts imbricate |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white-rose, red |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum fleckii ssp. viscidissimum (Hutch.) Merxm. Helichrysum fleckii ssp. volkii (Merxm.) Merxm. Helichrysum pumilio ssp. fleckii (S.Moore) Hilliard Helichrysum viscidissimum Hutch. Helichrysum viscidissimum var. volkii Merxm. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |