Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum cylindriflorum (L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82: 261 (1981) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 30-1450m |
Description | leaves white lanate, semiamplexicaule, shortly obovate-oblong, acute, black mucronate, capitula 2-4, terminal, pedicellate, involucre cylindrical, eradiate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | brownish, reddish |
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 | Gnaphalium cylindricum L. Gnaphalium cylindriflorum L. Gnaphalium milleflorum Willd. ex DC. Gnaphalium notatum Willd. ex DC. Gnaphalium paniculatum Thunb. Gnaphalium rubellum Thunb. Gnaphalium spadiceum Lam. Helichrysum cylindricum (L.) D.Don ex G.Don Helichrysum fastigiatum Harv. Helichrysum imbricatum DC. Helichrysum leipoldtii H.Bolus Helichrysum rubellum (Thunb.) Less. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |