| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum nanum Klatt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 461 (1896) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-3355m |
| Description | stem procumbent, rooting, leaves in rosette, rigid, erect, to 35mm long, silvery tomentose, acute, margins involute, capitula in flattened inflorescence, 15-20mm wide |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |