| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum niveum Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 302 (1832) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 5-180m |
| Description | branchlets white tomentose, densely leafy, leaves 2-5mm, linear, obtuse, shortly decurrent, margins revolute, grey tomentose, glabrescent, capitula in small terminal clusters |
| Size | 6-90cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 cernuum Thunb. Gnaphalium niveum L. Helichrysum metalasioides DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |