| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum vernum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 363 (1973) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1700-2900m |
| Description | leaves in rosettes, thick, coriaceous, loosely arachnose, glabrescent, margins lanate, capitula solitary, large, 5-6cm across, phyllaries acute |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | rich pink, red |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |