| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Calomeria infausta (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) Heine trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Adansonia, n.s., 7: 138 (1967) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 400-2775m |
| Description | branchlets grey lanate, densely leafy, leaves to 12mm, linear, obtuse, semiamplexicaule, apiculate, margins revolute, capitula cylindrical, numerous, in dense racemes |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 spring |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum infaustum J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans Humea infausta (J.M.Woods & M.S.Evans) S.Moore |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |