White everlasting
Helichrysum lanuginosum, Fam. Asteraceae
Herb or low shrub to about 60cm with woolly hairy stems.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Herb, Shrub |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Leaf: | Sessile or almost so, narrowly elliptic to obovate, 3-9 x 1-2cm, minute glandular hairs above, sometimes with some woolly hairs, densely woolly hairy below. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White |
| Flower description: | Solitary heads with white involucral bracts, 2.5-4.5cm across, peduncles woolly hairy. Autumn and spring. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Brown achenes about 2mm long with a 5mm long pappus. |
| Habitat: | Grassland, woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
