Milky Beauty Heads

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Calocephalus lacteus

Sprawling herb with narrow grey leaves, up to 30 cm tall and 30 cm wide. Round or oblong white or cream flowerheads on upright stems. The seed head is dry with a ring of scales or hairs at the top.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Similar to Lemon Beauty Heads but has whitish rather than bright yellow flowerheads and blunt, sticky aromatic leaves.
Biology

Perennial. Grows in low-lying areas that may be flooded in winter and early spring.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Dec-Mar
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Calocephalus
Species
lacteus

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

From the Greek kalos =beautiful, kephale = head, referring to the colourful globular flowerheads. One of many hardy grassland plants now cultivated for the nursery trade.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native