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Helichrysum rotundifolium Less. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHelichrysum rotundifolium Less. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographySyn. Gen. Compos.: 277 (1832)
Native Rangew. Cape Prov.
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatthickets and steppes
Altitude600-2000m
Descriptionbranchlets leafy, simple, densely lanate, leaves semiamplexicaule, rounded-obovate, obtuse, white lanate, capitula in heads at apex of branchlets, phyllaries glabrous
Size5-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring
Ca
Typeshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGnaphalium rotundifolium Thunb.
Helichrysum nummularium Moeser
Spiralepis rotundifolia (Thunb.) D.Don
Territory2 Africa
     27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces)
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