Xerochrysum
Xerochrysum (or Bracteantha) is a type or genus of flowering plants native to Australia. It was defined by Russian botanist Nikolai Tzvelev in 1990. It was identified before (and takes precedence over) Bracteantha which was described the following year.[1] A 2002 molecular study of the tribe Gnaphalieae found the genus is likely polyphyletic, with X. bracteatum and X. viscosum removed from each other.[2]
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| Genus: | Xerochrysum Tzvelev
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There are currently 7 recognized species:[3]
- Xerochrysum bicolor
- Xerochrysum bracteatum (Strawflower or Golden Everlasting; syn. Bracteantha bracteata)
- Xerochrysum collierianum A.M.Buchanan & Schah.
- Xerochrysum palustre (Swamp Everlasting)
- Xerochrysum papillosum (Labill.) R.J.Bayer
- Xerochrysum subundulatum (Alpine Everlasting or Orange Everlasting)
- Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting)
The genus was formerly included in Helichrysum.
Cultivar of Xerochrysum bracteatum
Xerochrysum viscosum
References
- ↑ Wilson, Paul G.. 'Xerochrysum the correct name for the genus Bracteantha'. Australian Plants 21 (173) (2002). p. 398.
- ↑ Randall J. Bayer, David G. Greber, Neil H. Bagnall. Phylogeny of Australian Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) Based on Chloroplast and Nuclear Sequences, the trnL Intron, trnL/trnF Intergenic Spacer, matK, and ETS. Systematic Botany 27 (4) (2002). p. 801–14. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-27.4.801.
- ↑ 'Xerochrysum'. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS databaseCentre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
Other websites
- ASGAP: Xerochrysum bracteatum and Xerochrysum subundulatum
- PlantNET: Xerochrysum
- PlantNET: Key to Xerochrysum