| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum lineare DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 172 (1838) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2000m |
| Description | leaves 5-10mm, patent, linear or ligulate, obtuse, sessile, margins revolute, white lanate, glandular-punctate, viscid, capitula in small terminal clusters, surrounded by leaves |
| Size | 7-15cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium lineare (DC.) Sch.Bip. Helichrysum seineri Moeser |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |