| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum monticola Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 16 (1971) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Swaziland |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-2700m |
| Description | leaves in flat rosette, to 9cm long, glabrous or adaxially arachnose, capitula solitary, phyllaries shiny, the inner at base pinkish or reddish |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | 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 (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |