| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum opacum Klatt trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 836 (1896) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 800-2100m |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, 15mm, adaxially green, glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, stem leaves remote, acuminate, capitula numerous in corymbose panicle, phyllaries long |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, 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 (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |