| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum altigenum Schltr. & Moeser trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44: 322 (1910) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 900-2000m |
| Description | leaves imbricate, 5-13mm, elliptic-ovate, obtuse, subcurvate, silvery grey tomentose, capitula campanulate, 8-10mm across, solitary, terminal, surrounded by leaves |
| Size | 1-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |