Xerochrysum

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title: "Xerochrysum" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["xerochrysum", "asteraceae-genera"] description: "Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae native to Australia" topic_path: "general/xerochrysum" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerochrysum" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae native to Australia ::

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Xerochrysum (syn. Bracteantha) is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia. It was described by Russian botanist Nikolai Tzvelev in 1990, preceding (and taking precedence over) Bracteantha which was described the following year. | align= left | image1= Xerochrysum bracteatum cultivar.jpg | caption1= Cultivar of Xerochrysum bracteatum | width1= 128 | image2= Xerochrysum viscosum flowers and leaves.jpg | caption2= Xerochrysum viscosum Sticky Everlasting | width2= 228 | image3= Xerochrysum bicolor-Tasmania.jpg | caption3= Xerochrysum bicolor | width3= 175 | image4 = Xerochrysum palustra.jpg|alt=Xerochrysum palustre | caption4 = Xerochrysum palustre | width4 = 77

Species

This genus and its species names were formerly included in Bracteantha and before that in Helichrysum.

the authoritative Australian Plant Census recognises thirteen formally named species and five accepted species awaiting formal naming, description and publication:

• Xerochrysum alpinum – Tasmania
• Xerochrysum bicolor – Tasmania
• Xerochrysum boreale – WA, NT, Qld
• Xerochrysum bracteatum , strawflower or golden everlasting – NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, Qld, NT, WA
• Xerochrysum collierianum – Tasmania
• Xerochrysum halmaturorum – SA
• Xerochrysum interiore – WA, NT, SA
• Xerochrysum macranthum – WA
• Xerochrysum macsweeneyorum - NSW, Qld
• Xerochrysum milliganii – Tasmania
• Xerochrysum palustre , swamp everlasting, syn.: Bracteantha sp. aff. subundulata – Vic, Tas
• Xerochrysum papillosum – Vic, Tas
• Xerochrysum subundulatum , alpine everlasting or orange everlasting – NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
• Xerochrysum viscosum , sticky everlasting – NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic

;Species provisionally named, described and accepted by the authoritative Australian Plant Name Index while awaiting formal publication

• Xerochrysum sp. Glencoe (M.Gray 4401) NE Herbarium – Qld, NSW
• Xerochrysum sp. Mt Merino [Lamington National Park] (S.T.Blake 22869) NE Herbarium – Qld, NSW
• Xerochrysum sp. New England (L.M.Copeland 3731) NE Herbarium – NSW
• Xerochrysum sp. North Stradbroke Island (L.Durrington 675) NE Herbarium – Qld, NSW
• Xerochrysum sp. Point Lookout (I.R.Telford 12830) NE Herbarium – NSW A large scale molecular study conducted in 2022 expands the number of Xerochrysum species to 24, but as of 2024 has not been used for the Australian Plant Census.

References

References

1. (2001). "''Xerochrysum'' Tzvelev, a pre-existing generic name for ''Bracteantha'' Anderb. & Haegi (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae)". Kew Bulletin.
2. Wilson, Paul G.. (2002). "''Xerochrysum'' the correct name for the genus ''Bracteantha''". Australian Plants.
3. "Vascular Plants".
4. (2022-06-09). "There's gold in them thar hills! Morphology and molecules delimit species in Xerochrysum (Asteraceae; Gnaphalieae) and reveal many new taxa". Australian Systematic Botany.

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