| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum rotundifolium Less. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 277 (1832) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 600-2000m |
| Description | branchlets leafy, simple, densely lanate, leaves semiamplexicaule, rounded-obovate, obtuse, white lanate, capitula in heads at apex of branchlets, phyllaries glabrous |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Gnaphalium rotundifolium Thunb. Helichrysum nummularium Moeser Spiralepis rotundifolia (Thunb.) D.Don |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |