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Xerochrysum bracteatum

(Vent.) Tzvelev (1990)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Xerochrysum

golden everlasting daisy, strawflower

Description

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Synonyms (35)

Aphelexis spectabilis Hereman (1868)
Bracteantha bracteata (Vent.) Anderb. & Haegi (1991)
Gnaphalium acuminatum Link (1822)
Gnaphalium banksii Sch.Bip. (1845)
Gnaphalium chrysanthum Sch.Bip. (1845)
Gnaphalium glabratum Sch.Bip. (1845)
Gnaphalium macrocephalum Sch.Bip. (1845)
Helichrysum acuminatum (Link) Sweet (1826)
Helichrysum banksii A.Cunn. ex DC. (1838)
Helichrysum bracteatum Andrews (1805)
Helichrysum bracteatum f. incurvum T.Moore (1860)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. albidum DC. (1838)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. angustifolium Guilf. (1911)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrococcineum L.H.Bailey (1900)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrosanguineum L.H.Bailey (1900)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. borrusorum-rex E.Vilm. (1863)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthemum DC. (1838)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthum DC. (1838)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. eriopodum DC. (1838)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. incurvum (T.Moore) E.Vilm. (1870)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum T.Moore (1860)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-album E.Vilm. (1866)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-luteum E.Vilm. (1866)
Helichrysum bracteatum var. normale (F.Muell.) Domin (1930)
Helichrysum chrysanthum Pers. (1807)
Helichrysum compositum Anon. (1894)
Helichrysum glabratum DC. (1838)
Helichrysum lucidum Henck. (1804)
Helichrysum lucidum var. normalis F.Muell. (1879)
Helichrysum macrocephalum A.Cunn. ex DC. (1838)
Helichrysum monstrosum James Sm. (1865)
Helichrysum monstruosum Anon. (1894)
Helichrysum niveum Graham (1841)
Xeranthemum bracteatum Vent. (1803)
Xeranthemum lucidum (Spreng.) Maund (1827)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 27: 151 (1990)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Xerochrysum bracteatum Purchased from Star Market Garden, University & King St Preserved_Specimen Plants 10-14 feet tall; leaves medium green; involucral bracts red, orange, yellow, or pinkish; disc flowers bright orange-yellow. Staples, G.W. 943 Oahu BISH 1994-07-19
2 Xerochrysum bracteatum Lihue, purchased from Wal-Mart 6 pot Preserved_Specimen erect herb; base of stems woody; leaves dull medium green above, white wooly below, fragrant when crushed; heads yellow in bud turning bright orange, not fragrant Flynn, T.W. 6917 Kauai BISH 2001-12-21
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