everlastings | |
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Chrysocephalum apiculatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
Genus: |
Chrysocephalum Walp. |
Synonyms | |
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Chrysocephalum, known by the common name everlastings for their long life as cut flowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There are six species, all of which were formerly classified under other genera (Helichrysum, Helipterum and Leptorhynchos).
All the species are endemic to Australia.
The cultivar C. apiculatum 'Flambe Orange'
Foliage of 'Flambe Orange'