| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum cochleariforme DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 185 (1838) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 5-370m |
| Description | leaves white tomentose, semiamplexicaule, linear-oblong or subspathulate, black mucronate, capitula in lax panicle, pedicellate, involucre campanulate, glabrous |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | rusty brown |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Astelma imbricatum D.Don Gnaphalium cochleariforme (DC.) Sch.Bip. Gnaphalium discolorum L. Gnaphalium imbricatum L. Helichrysum imbricatum (L.) Less. Helichrysum lupulinum Bolus ex Moeser |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |