Family: Asteraceae
Plant: An erect herb up to 50cm high.
Flowers: Golden yellow, solitary terminal head of flowers about 3cm diameter, papery and surrounded by numerous outer bracts.
Flowering: October-March.
Fruit: Oblong 4-angled achene about 3mm long.
Leaves: Alternate, up to 10cm long and up to 2cm wide, lanceolate, covered in hairs and stem-clasping.
Habitat: Open sheltered woodland, heathland and coastal dunes.
Features: Golden yellow papery daisy-like flowers. Soft, stem-clasping hairy leaves.
Name:
Xerochrysum From Greek xero = dry and chrysos = gold (referring to its flowers).
bracteatum From Latin bractea = a thin plate and atus = like (referring to the bracts surrounding its flower head).
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Regular, Single |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Many |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stem-clasping |
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Other Features |
Hairy, Soft |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland, Beach |
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strand |
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