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Helichrysum chionosphaerum
As recorded: Helichrysum chionosphaerum DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Dreyer, L.L.
- Collector number
- 209
- Date
- December 7, 1992
- Locality
- Kangwane. Songimvelo Game Reseerve. Schoonoord Farm
- Region
- South Africa
- Elevation
- 1,470 m
- Identified by
- MW
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1992, Dreyer, L.L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Helichrysum chionosphaerum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 168 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Westonaria, South Africa
(c) Antoinette Eyssell Knox, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-03-30
Westonaria, South Africa
(c) grietjie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-25
Bethlehem, Free State, ZA
(c) southbroom15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-08
Golden Gate Highlands National Park, Bethlehem, Free State, ZA
(c) Karel du Toit (+2782 4928291), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-28
uMgungundlovu District Municipality, South Africa
(c) Alison Young, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-19
Maluti-a-Phofung Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Eugene Engelbrecht, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Helichrysum chionosphaerum. BISH 644336. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309858. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/644336.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309858 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
