| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum comosum Sch.Bip. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Flora 27: 678 (1844) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | ramose, leaves narrowly linear, 5-12mm, margins revolute, white tomentose, glabrescent, stem leaves subverticillate, capitula cylindrical in axillary and terminal clusters |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum asperum var. comosum (Sch.Bip.) Hilliard |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |