| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Athrixia arachnoidea J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Natal Colon. Herb. Annual Rep. 1900: 9 (1901) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 500-2200m |
| Description | stems solid, simple, leafy, leaves to 3cm long, linear-lanceolate, rigid, patent, abaxially white hirsute, margins involute, capitula sessile, involucre arachnose |
| Size | 30-35cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | early spring |
| 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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |