| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum aucheri Boiss. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 28 (1849) |
| Native Range | nw. Iran to s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in rosettes, linear-spathulate, acute, with brown tip, grey tomentose, inflorescence corymbose, capitula subspherical, 4-6mm across |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow, rose, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum arenarium ssp. aucheri (Boiss.) P.H.Davis & Kupicha |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |