| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum marifolium DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 186 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 600-1500m |
| Description | stem lanate, leaves alternate, obovate-oblong, at base cuneate, black mucronate, adaxially thinly lanate, capitula 5-8, sessile, in pedunculate fascicles, bracts imbricate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eriosphaera oculus-cati DC. Eriosphaera umbellata Turcz. Gnaphalium marifolium (DC.) Sch.Bip. Helichrysum umbellatum (Turcz.) Harv. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |