Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum subfalcatum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 361 (1973) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2100-3355m |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves in rosette, 3-6cm, narrow, subfalcate, acute, adaxially greenish, abaxially silvery, capitula 4mm in dense head, phyllaries with yellow apex |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |