| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum swynnertonii S.Moore trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 109 (1911) |
| Native Range | Zimbabwe to South Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2200m |
| Description | leaves to 8cm, oblong, on both faces densely lanate, floral stems basally leafy, grey tomentose, capitula solitary, 13-18mm long, spherical, phyllaries shiny white |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |