| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum krookii Moeser trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 248 (1910) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1650-2835m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, 10cm long, glandular-hirsute, abruptly tapered to amplexicaule, petiolate base, inflorescence dense, 2-7cm wide |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |