Helichrysum mollifolium is a species of plant from South Africa.
This plant has a terminal flowering stem with long white hairs. There are reduced leaves at the base. The small flowerheads are aggregated into a doubly compound inflorescence. The stems bearing the flowers are clearly visible. The flower bracts are golden brown. It has a small root stock which produces narrow, rhizomes.[1]
It can be distinguished from Helichrysum nudifolium by the soft leaves crowded at the base of the stem and the more golden-brown flower bracts.[1]
It differs from Helichrysum miconiifolium in its soft flowering stem, five nerved leaves and blunt bracts around the flowers. [1]
This plant is known from the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. It grows in moist areas in the Drakensberg, between Witsieshoek and Garden Castle.[2] Its habitats include grassy depressions, near streams and the damp margins of forests.[1]
As this species is widespread and currently well protected it is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute.[2]
Helichrysum mollifolium is a species of plant from South Africa.
