| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Methodus: 575 (1794) |
| Native Range | w. & c. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves over 2cm, linear-spathulate to narrowly linear, white hirsute, capitula broadly ovate, 4-6mm across, many, in corymb, ca. 3cm wide; variable |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Gnaphalium arenarium Aubry ex DC. Gnaphalium citrinum Lam. Gnaphalium collinum Salisb. Gnaphalium decumbens Lag. Gnaphalium rupestre Pourr. Gnaphalium siculum Ten. Gnaphalium stoechas L. Helichrysum algarbiensis Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum bitterense Coste & Mouret Helichrysum brachycladum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum citrinum Nyman Helichrysum collinum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum decumbens Cambess. Helichrysum flexiramum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum lanuginosum Dulac Helichrysum lutescens Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum maritimum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum monspeliense Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum olonnense Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum parvulum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum rigens Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum sabulosum Jord. & Fourr. Helichrysum stoechadense St.Lag. Helichrysum stoechas var. argentatum Palau Helichrysum stoechas var. maritimum (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy Helichrysum syncladum Jord. & Fourr. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |