| Family | MALVACEAE |
| Genus species | Hermannia pulverata Andrews |
| Bibliography | Bot. Repos. 3: t. 161 (1801) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State and Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 200-1200m |
| Description | grey squamose, leaves long petiolate, 1-2-pinnatifid, segments cuneate, lobate, silvery squamose, stipules ovate-lanceolate, flowers of 2 in racemose panicle |
| Size | 8-30cm |
| Color | orange-yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Hermannia argentea Eckl. & Zeyh. Hermannia bolusii Szyszyl. Hermannia cana K.Schum. Hermannia pulverulenta DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |