Common Everlasting
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Attractive herb varying considerably from a sparse erect plant up to 60 cm high with narrow leaves to much lower sprawling plants with fleshy leaves 1 cm wide. Silver-grey to grey-green stems and leaves covered in cottony white hairs. Golden-yellow button flowers in dense clusters on tips of stems in compact heads to 2.5 cm wide.
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Flora Type | Herbs |
Former Scientific Name | Helichrysum apiculatum |
Other Common Names | Yellow Buttons |
Distinctive Features | Cottony cobwebbed stems and cottony hairs on both surfaces of the leaves. |
Biology | Perennial. Widespread on a range of well-drained soil types in diverse habitats including woodlands, heathlands and grasslands. May spread by rhizomes to form large colourful patches. Fluffy daisy seeds dispersed by wind. |
Native Status | Native |
Flowering Time | Sep-Dec |