| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum marginatum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 180 (1838) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-3355m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, 4cm long, coriaceous, green, with white lanate margins, capitula solitary, 3-4cm across, inner involucral bracts at base red variegate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | snowy white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium marginatum (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |