| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum anomalum Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 303 (1832) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 20-2500m |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear, margins revolute, erect, obtuse, white tomentose, capitula numerous, pedunculate, in ramose corymb, involucre ovoid, outer bracts imbricate, brown |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | golden-yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium anomalum (Less.) Kuntze Gnaphalium niveum Thunb. Gnaphalium strictum Zeyh. ex DC. Helichrysum commutatum Sch.Bip. Mannopappus anomalus (Less.) Sch.Bip. Tanacetum gnaphaloides Steud. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho) |