| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum basalticum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 344 (1973) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho and KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-3355m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, obovate-oblong, to 4cm long, densely white hirsute, capitula ca. 3mm across, 20 or more in compact, flattened cluster |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | brownish yellow |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium alticola Compton |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |