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) |