Bracted strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev
formerly Helichrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Andrews
Genus Helichrysum. Family Asteraceae.
Photo: Виталия Гуменюка
Description
A perennial herbaceous plant 60 to 80 cm tall. It flowers abundantly from July until the frosts; the seeds ripen in August. It is native to Australia.Translated from the Russian.
The accepted name in POWO and at Plantarium is Xerochrysum bracteatum.
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Photographs
Photo: Виталия Гуменюка
Oceancetaceen - Alice Chodura / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain