Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum dasymallum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 347 (1973) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Transvaal and Swaziland |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1200-1500m |
Description | stems grey-white lanate, basal leaves obovate to elliptic, obtuse, amplexicaule, the upper oblanceolate, acute, densely grey-white lanate, capitula in heads, producing corymb |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | 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 | Helichrysum graveolens Boiss. Helichrysum lanatum Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |