Plains Everlasting

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Chrysocephalum sp. 1

Variable straggling herb that can be prostrate or up to 1 m tall. Narrow cottony silver-grey leaves. Clusters of golden everlasting daisies (sometimes brown-tinged).

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Distinctive Features

Small thin narrow silvery leaves.
Biology

Perennial. Well-drained basalt sopils. Palatable to stock.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Chrysocephalum
Species
sp. 1

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Flowers are a nectar source for butterflies.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to Common Everlasting C. apiculatum but smaller flowers and narrower leaves.
Native Status
Native