Xerochrysum subundulatum
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| Xerochrysum subundulatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Xerochrysum |
| Species: | X. subundulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Xerochrysum subundulatum (Sch.Bip.) R.J.Bayer[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gnaphalium subundulatum (Sch.Bip.)[2] | |
Xerochrysum subundulatum (commonly named the alpine everlasting or orange everlasting) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Australia, growing in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.[8]
It is an ascending or erect annual. The plant normally grows to about 60 cm in height, and is usually simple or few-branched Inflorescence bracts are papery and golden-yellow in colour.[8] It has thin, fleshy roots with a mean maximum diameter of 2 mm.[9]
Seedlings are tolerant of existing adult competition.[10] Its post-fire regenerative strategy is by both seed and sprout.[9]