Xerochrysum bicolor
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Xerochrysum bicolor is a flowering plant
in the family Asteraceae
, native to Tasmania
, where it is found in wetter habitats near the coast. It was originally described by Lindley in 1835 as Helichrysum bicolor, before gaining its current name in 2001.
It is a compact annual or perennial, which normally grows to about 40 cm in height and 50 cm wide, and is usually simple or few-branched. The leaves are lanceolate and range from 2.5 to 10 cm long by 0.3 to 1.4 cm wide. The flowerheads are on stalks and have a diameter of 3 to 4 cm.The inflorescence bracts are papery, the outer ones orange-brown in colour, and the inner ones yellow. It is distinguished from X. bracteatum
by its narrower leaves.
The species may be sunk into Xerochrysum bracteatum
in a future revision.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
, native to Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, where it is found in wetter habitats near the coast. It was originally described by Lindley in 1835 as Helichrysum bicolor, before gaining its current name in 2001.
It is a compact annual or perennial, which normally grows to about 40 cm in height and 50 cm wide, and is usually simple or few-branched. The leaves are lanceolate and range from 2.5 to 10 cm long by 0.3 to 1.4 cm wide. The flowerheads are on stalks and have a diameter of 3 to 4 cm.The inflorescence bracts are papery, the outer ones orange-brown in colour, and the inner ones yellow. It is distinguished from X. bracteatum
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the Golden Everlasting, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Australia. It grows as a woody or herbaceous perennial or annual shrub to a metre high with green or grey leafy foliage and golden yellow or white flowerheads from spring to...
by its narrower leaves.
The species may be sunk into Xerochrysum bracteatum
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the Golden Everlasting, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Australia. It grows as a woody or herbaceous perennial or annual shrub to a metre high with green or grey leafy foliage and golden yellow or white flowerheads from spring to...
in a future revision.