| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum sessile DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 173 (1838) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1300-2900m |
| Description | branchlets sparsely leafy, leaves lanceolate-linear, thick, subobtuse, white tomentose, capitula in terminal dense corymb, involucral bracts lanate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium ernestianum (DC.) Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium evaciforme Sch.Bip. Helichrysum ernestianum DC. Helichrysum laevigatum Markötter |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |