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Chrysocephalum

everlastings
Chrysocephalum apiculatum.jpg
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Chrysocephalum
Walp.
Synonyms
  • Argyrophanes Schltdl.
  • Helichrysum sect. Chrysocephalum (Walp.) Benth.

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'


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