Distribution Map

Helichrysum oreophilum

       

Asteraceae Asteroideae Gnaphalieae 

As at April 2024, 16 herbarium specimens, 10 photo records

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Helichrysum oreophilum - Herbaceous, erect, up to 30 cm high, with elongated horizontal rootstock, growing socially. White-woolly throughout. Lower leaves oval, blunt, c 3 cm long x 1,5 cm wide, upper stem-leaves lance-shaped, up to 4 cm long x 8 mm wide. Inflorescence terminal, rounded, rather compact, up to c 5 cm diam. Involucral bracts yellow, narrow, long-pointed, erect, up to 8 mm long, exceeding florets.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.