Chrysocephalum

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2024}}

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| image = Chrysocephalum apiculatum.jpg

| image_caption = Chrysocephalum apiculatum

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| taxon = Chrysocephalum

| authority = Walp.

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| synonyms =

  • Argyrophanes Schltdl.
  • Helichrysum sect. Chrysocephalum (Walp.) Benth.

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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 nine species, all of which were formerly classified under other genera (Helichrysum, Helipterum and Leptorhynchos).

; Species

All the species are endemic to Australia.[http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=c98234d7-0c4c-477c-b2da-a7fae03680b8 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist ] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141107192428/http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=c98234d7-0c4c-477c-b2da-a7fae03680b8 |date=2014-11-07 }}

Gallery

Image:Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Flambe Orange' Flower Closeup 1496px.jpg|The cultivar C. apiculatum 'Flambe Orange'

Image:Chrysocephalum apiculatum 'Flambe Orange' Leaf Closeup 2600px.jpg|Foliage of 'Flambe Orange'

References

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  • [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/quick?q=Chrysocephalum FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: Chrysocephalum ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135249/http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/search/quick?q=Chrysocephalum |date=2007-09-29 }}
  • [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Chrysocephalum PlantNET - Flora of New South Wales Online: Chrysocephalum]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070901200918/http://asgap.org.au/c-api.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP): Chrysocephalum apiculatum]

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Category:Gnaphalieae

Category:Endemic flora of Australia

Category:Asteraceae genera

Category:Taxa named by Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers