Distribution Map

Helichrysum argyrolepis

                   
               
(Helichrysum ? argyrolepis)

Asteraceae Asteroideae Gnaphalieae 

Eswatini Red List status (2002): DD

As at April 2024, 12 herbarium specimens, 13 photo records, 1 visual observation

South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Restricted distribution, extent of occurrence less than 100 000 km2, area of occupancy less than 100 km2
Found within protected areas: Malolotja

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Helichrysum argyrolepis - Shrublet up to 30 cm high, with numerous erect slender copiously leafy branches, white-woolly throughout. Leaves narrow, blunt, margins recurved, c 1 cm long x 1 mm wide. Rower-head solitary terminal, c 1,5 cm long; involucral bracts erect, pointed, shiny white, outer bracts slightly tinted, pale buff or pink.

* 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.