Golden everlasting
Xerochrysum bracteatum, Fam. Asteraceae
Perennial daisy up to 1m tall but usually less.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Herb |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Leaf: | Forming a basal rosette and/or occurring up the stems, variable in shape, obovate-oblong, oblong-ovate or linear, up to 10 x 1.5cm. Usually hairless or rough to touch. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow |
| Flower description: | Head with papery, yellow involucral bracts. Spring to autumn. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown, Yellow |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown achenes, about 3mm long with yellow pappus up to 8mm long |
| Habitat: | Woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | Larval food plant of the Australian painted lady butterfly. |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | Previously known as Bracteantha bracteata and before that Helichrysum bracteatum. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
