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Calocephalus citreus

Grows up to 50 cm tall by 50 cm wide with many tufts of narrow, grass-like silver-grey leaves. Bright yellow round or oblong flowerheads at the top of slender upright stems.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Thin silver-grey leaves up to 10 cm long, with a pointed tip.

Biology

Perennial. Well-drained sites in grasslands and woodlands. Hardy, drought-resistant plant and salt-tolerant. Can survive in lightly grazed paddocks. Dies off after flowering then reshoots in mid-winter.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Dec-Mar

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Calocephalus
Species
citreus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

From the Greek kalos =beautiful, kephale = head, referring to the colourful globular flowerheads. Provides nectar for butterflies. Threatened in Tas.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native