| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum adenocarpum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 180 (1838) |
| Native Range | Mozambique and Zimbabwe to Southern Africa, se. Australia and Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 15-3050m |
| Description | leaves in rosette, oval, ca. 4cm long, silvery lanate, stem leaves small, imbricate, capitula ca. 25mm across, outer phyllaries petaloid, red and rose |
| Size | 5-45cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium adenocarpum Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |