| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum tinctum (Thunb.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 82: 200 (1981) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-1700m |
| Description | white lanate, stems ramose, laxly leafy, leaves obovate or spathulate, at base tapered, obtuse, capitula crowded, sessile, terminal, supported by floral leaves |
| Size | 1-10cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | 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 | Gnaphalium glomeratum L. Gnaphalium tinctum Thunb. Leontonyx bicolor DC. Leontonyx coloratus Cass. Leontonyx glomeratus (L.) DC. Leontonyx tinctus (Thunb.) DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |