Helichrysum teretifolium (L.) D.Don
Needle Everlasting
What’s in the name: Helichrysum: Greek "sun" + "gold"; teretifolium: "with cylindrical leaves".
“Things do not change; we change.”
— Henry David Thoreau, Walden – Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854), Project Gutenberg
Short profile: detailed growing notes for this species are not yet available from SANBI sources.
Available from AVNPlants: see the availability list.
Family
Asteraceae
Conservation status
Least Concern, SANBI Red List of South African Plants
Natural distribution & habitat
Endemic to South Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape), in fynbos, thicket, grassland and the coastal belt. Habitats range from stable dunes and sandy flats to mountain slopes; often in dense stands.
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Facts checked against: SANBI Red List of South African Plants, Helichrysum teretifolium (L.) D.Don (assessment 2009/06/24); English common name: iNaturalist.