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Helichrysum chionosphaerum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHelichrysum chionosphaerum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyProdr. 6: 174 (1838)
Native RangeZimbabwe to Southern Africa
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude300-2500m
Descriptionstems branched, trailing, leaves in rosette, shortly petiolate, grey-white adaxially, abaxially white lanate, capitula solitary, 7-12mm across, disc yellow
Size5-15cm
Colorwhite, yellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGnaphalium chionosphaerum (DC.) Sch.Bip.
Helichrysum pondoense Schltr.
Helichrysum randii S.Moore
Territory2 Africa
     26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe)
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces)
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