| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum praecurrens Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot Gard. Edinburgh 32: 359 (1973) |
| Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal and Free State |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2050-3670m |
| Description | leaves crowded, to 15mm long, adaxially green, silvery hirsute abaxially, capitula subsessile, larger than rosette, in bud rose-red |
| Size | 1-3cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
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| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |
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