Chrysocephalum
| everlastings | |
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| Chrysocephalum apiculatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Chrysocephalum Walp. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chrysocephalum, known by the common name everlastings for their long life as cut flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There are six species, all of which were formerly classified under other genera (Helichrysum, Helipterum and Leptorhynchos).
- Species
All the species are endemic to Australia.[1]
- Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Labill.) Steetz - common everlasting, yellow buttons
- Chrysocephalum baxteri (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Anderb.
- Chrysocephalum eremaeum (Haegi) Anderb.
- Chrysocephalum pterochaetum F.Muell. - perennial sunray
- Chrysocephalum puteale (S.Moore) Paul G.Wilson
- Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Labill.) Steetz - clustered everlasting, yellow buttons
- Chrysocephalum sericeum Paul G.Wilson
- Chrysocephalum serpens J.Everett
- Chrysocephalum vitellinum Paul G.Wilson
Gallery
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The cultivar C. apiculatum 'Flambe Orange'
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Foliage of 'Flambe Orange'
References
- FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: Chrysocephalum
- PlantNET - Flora of New South Wales Online: Chrysocephalum
- Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Chrysocephalum apiculatum
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