| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Amphiglossa thuja (Merxm.) Koek. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Bothalia 29: 73 (1999) |
| Native Range | Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-600m |
| Description | leaves to 2mm, scaly, patent, sessile, grey-green, alternate, entire, subrevolute, adaxially lanate, capitula discoid, minute, to 7mm, terminal, |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Pterothrix thuja Merxm. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAM Namibia) |