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Xerochrysum bracteatum

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Name

Identification
Xerochrysum bracteatum Paul G.Wilson ms [family ASTERACEAE ] Verified by Wilson, Paul G., 2003 Isotype of Xerochrysum bracteatum Paul G.Wilson ms [family ASTERACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Wilson, Paul G., 2003
Related name
  • Helichrysum papillosum
  • Helichrysum bicolor
  • Xerochrysum bracteatum
Common name
  • paper daisy, Flora of North America Vol. 19
  • Strawflower, Flora of North America Vol. 19
  • golden everlasting, Flora of North America Vol. 19

Flora

Entry for Xerochrysum bracteatum (Ventenat) Tzvelev [family COMPOSITAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 19,
Names
Xerochrysum bracteatum (Ventenat) Tzvelev [family COMPOSITAE], Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast., 27: 151. 1990
Xeranthemum bracteatum Ventenat [family COMPOSITAE], Jard. Malmaison, 1: plate 2. 1803
Bracteantha bracteata (Ventenat) Anderberg & Haegi [family COMPOSITAE]
Helichrysum bracteatum (Ventenat) Andrews [family COMPOSITAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Guy L. Nesom
Information
Annuals or perennials, 20–90 cm (dwarf varieties mostly less than 30 cm); taprooted. Stems scabrellous and minutely glandular, sometimes lightly arachnoid as well. Leaf blades narrowly elliptic or oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 2–5(–10) cm, sometimes slightly fleshy, vestiture like stems. Heads 3–5 cm diam. (across open involucres). Phyllaries yellow (wild form) or white to pink, red, and purple (cultivars), 10–20 mm. 2n = 24, 26, 28.
Phenology
jun-aug (summer)
Altitude range
20–50 m;
Distribution
Australia.USA Conn.USA Mass.
Discussion
Known in horticulture as Helichrysum bracteatum, Xerochrysum bracteatum is widely cultivated for its relatively large, spreading, and spectacularly colored involucral bracts. It apparently rarely escapes from cultivation.
Native/Introduced
introduced;

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