title: Helichrysum rupestre
text: # Helichrysum rupestre
  
  Helichrysum rupestre is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae.
  
  ## Morphology
  
  It is a perennial, bushy plant, up to 40 cm tall, covered with a thick whitish down.
  
  The stem, woody at the base, has a thick ascending ramification, with linear leaves, about 4 cm long, tomentose, spaced out on the stem and terminal inflorescences in flower heads.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  The species is widespread in western Mediterranean countries: Spain (including the Balearic Islands), southern Italy, Sardinia and Sicily, and Maghreb countries.
  
  It thrives on limestone cliffs near the sea.
  
  