| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum catipes (DC.) Harv. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 223 (1865) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 1500-1800m |
| Description | branchlets thin, lanate, lower leaves obovate-oblong, the upper oblong, black mucronate, lax lanate, capitula 6-9, sessile, in spherical cluster |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 | Eriosphaera catipes DC. Helichrysum anaxetonoides Schltr. & Moeser |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |