Chrysocephalum

everlastings
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Chrysocephalum Walp.
Synonyms[1]
Argyrophanes Schltdl. Helichrysum sect. Chrysocephalum (Walp.) Benth.

Chrysocephalum, known by the common name everlastings for their long life as cut flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There are six species, all of which were formerly classified under other genera (Helichrysum, Helipterum and Leptorhynchos).

Species

All the species are endemic to Australia.^[1]

1. Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Labill.) Steetz - common everlasting, yellow buttons
2. Chrysocephalum baxteri (A.Cunn. ex DC.) Anderb.
3. Chrysocephalum eremaeum (Haegi) Anderb.
4. Chrysocephalum pterochaetum F.Muell. - perennial sunray
5. Chrysocephalum puteale (S.Moore) Paul G.Wilson
6. Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Labill.) Steetz - clustered everlasting, yellow buttons
7. Chrysocephalum sericeum Paul G.Wilson
8. Chrysocephalum serpens J.Everett
9. Chrysocephalum vitellinum Paul G.Wilson

Gallery

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  The cultivar C. apiculatum 'Flambe Orange'
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  Foliage of 'Flambe Orange'

References

• FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: Chrysocephalum
• PlantNET - Flora of New South Wales Online: Chrysocephalum
• Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Chrysocephalum apiculatum