| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Disparago ericoides Gaertn. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 463 (1791) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-600m |
| Description | densely leafy, leaves 2-3mm, spiral, linear, tipped with long awn, capitula numerous, crowded in globular or oblong heads, rays short, wide |
| Size | 10-80cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | 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 | Disparago hoffmanniana Schltr. Disparago lasiocarpa Cass. Disparago seriphioides DC. Seriphium ericoides (P.J.Bergius) Pers. Stoebe ericoides P.J.Bergius Stoebe torta Spreng. Wigandia disparaginoides Less. Wigandia ericoides (P.J.Bergius) Kuntze Wigandia lasiocarpa (Cass.) Kuntze Wigandia seriphioides (DC.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |