| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Syncarpha eximia (L.) B.Nord. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Compositae Newslett. 17: 4 (1989) |
| Native Range | e. & w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 150-1600m |
| Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves broadly ovate or elliptic, acute, densely softly lanate, semiamplexicaule, uninerved, capitula globular in corymb, phyllaries appresed |
| Size | 15-90cm |
| Color | yellowish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Anaxeton eximium (L.) Schrank Argyrocome eximium (L.) Kuntze Astelma eximium (L.) R.Br. ex Ker Gawl. Gnaphalium eximium L. Helichrysum eximium (L.) Less. Helipterum eximium (L.) DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |