Family: Asteraceae
Plant: A much-branched herb up to 30cm high.
Flowers: A daisy flower with a golden-yellow disc surrounded by short inconspicuous golden-brown to deep yellow papery bracts. Flower head 1-1.5cm diameter, solitary and terminal on hairy stems.
Flowering: Mainly January-May.
Fruit: An angular brown achene with white bristles and a pale yellow tip.
Leaves: Linear to oblanceolate, 2.5-8cm long and 2-8mm wide, stem clasping, rough above, white and furry below.
Habitat: From sheltered areas in dry sclerophyll forest to damp locations in heathland.
Features: Small yellow daisy flower heads. Leaves rough above and white and furry below.
Name:
Helichrysum From Greek helios = sun and chrysos = golden (referring to many of the genus having golden-yellow flowers)
rutidolepis From Greek = wrinkled-scale (referring to its bracts)
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Shrub |
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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, 4, 5 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other. |
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Colour |
Brown, White, Yellow |
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Other Features |
Hairy |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear, Oval |
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Length |
Short, Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Stem-clasping, |
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Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Hairy, |
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Discolorous |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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