| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum paronychioides DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 171 (1838) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 600-1700m |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves sessile, linear, margins revolute, acute, glabrous, capitula solitary, terminal, involucral bracts scarious, lanceolate, acuminate |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium paronychioides (DC.) Sch.Bip. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |