| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum oreophilum Klatt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 837 (1896) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho and Swaziland |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-2440m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, white tomentose, 8cm, semiamplexicaule, stem leaves simple, smaller, capitula 7mm across in compact cyme, phyllaries acute, at base arachnose |
| Size | 6-30cm |
| Color | lemmon yellow |
| Bloom | spring, 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 (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |