| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum herbaceum (Andrews) Sweet trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Hort. Brit.: 223 (1826) |
| Native Range | Zimbabwe to South Africa and Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2500m |
| Description | leaves silvery, alternate, ca. 3cm long, capitula solitary, large |
| Size | 15-45cm |
| Color | orange yellow |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Argyrocome ferruginea (Pers.) Kuntze Gnaphalium squamosum Sch.Bip. Helichrysum diversifolium Sch.Bip. Helichrysum ferrugineum Pers. Helichrysum monocephalum Baker Helichrysum splendens Sims Helipterum ferrugineum (Pers.) DC. Xeranthemum herbaceum Andrews Xeranthemum squamosum Thunb. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |