''Chrysocephalum'', known by the common name everlastings for their long life as
cut flowers
Cut flowers are flowers and flower buds (often with some Plant stem, stem and leaf) that have been cut from the plant bearing it. It is removed from the plant for decorative use. Cut greens are leaves with or without stems added to the cut flow ...
, is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the family
Asteraceae
Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...
. There are nine species, all of which were formerly classified under other genera (''
Helichrysum
The genus ''Helichrysum'' consists of an estimated 600 species of flowering plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is '' Helichrysum orientale''. They often go by the names everlasting, immortelle, and strawflower. The na ...
'', ''
Helipterum'' and ''
Leptorhynchos'').
; Species
All the species are
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Australia
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.
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Chrysocephalum apiculatum
''Chrysocephalum apiculatum'', known by the common names common everlasting and yellow buttons, is a perennial herb native to southern Australia. It is a member of the Asteraceae, the daisy family. The name "everlasting" was inspired by its use a ...
''
( Labill.) Steetz
Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botanist. His herbarium, comprising more than 5000 specimens from over 160 collectors and 30 countries was purchased in 1863 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Muelle ...
- common everlasting, yellow buttons
* ''
Chrysocephalum baxteri''
(A.Cunn. ex DC.) Anderb.
* ''
Chrysocephalum eremaeum''
( Haegi) Anderb.
* ''
Chrysocephalum gilesii''
(F.Muell.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (state), Vic ...
) Paul G.Wilson
* ''
Chrysocephalum pterochaetum''
F.Muell.
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (state), Vic ...
- perennial sunray
* ''
Chrysocephalum puteale''
( S.Moore) Paul G.Wilson
* ''
Chrysocephalum semipapposum
''Chrysocephalum semipapposum'', commonly known as clustered everlasting is a perennial shrub native to Australia. Clustered everlasting belongs to the family Asteraceae. ''C. semipapposum'' produces terminal flowers heads in clusters, mainly be ...
''
( Labill.) Steetz
Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botanist. His herbarium, comprising more than 5000 specimens from over 160 collectors and 30 countries was purchased in 1863 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Muelle ...
- clustered everlasting, yellow buttons
* ''
Chrysocephalum sericeum''
Paul G.Wilson
* ''
Chrysocephalum vitellinum''
Paul G.Wilson
Gallery
Image:Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Flambe Orange' Flower Closeup 1496px.jpg, The cultivar
A cultivar is a kind of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and which retains those traits when Plant propagation, propagated. Methods used to propagate cultivars include division, root a ...
''C. apiculatum'' 'Flambe Orange'
Image:Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Flambe Orange' Leaf Closeup 2600px.jpg, Foliage of 'Flambe Orange'
References
FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: ''Chrysocephalum ''
PlantNET - Flora of New South Wales Online: ''Chrysocephalum''
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Gnaphalieae
Endemic flora of Australia
Asteraceae genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers