''Rhodanthe manglesii'' is a herbaceous
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
, a native of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, that was introduced and cultivated in England in 1834 from seeds collected by
James Mangles. Common names for this daisy include pink sunray,
silver bells, Australian strawflower, timeless rose or Mangles everlasting.
The flower head is yellow and surrounded by pink or white florets, this emerges from nodding, silver coloured, papery bracts that form bell-like buds during August to October in its native habitat. The habit is slender and erect, ranging in height from 0.1 to 0.6 metres, and the plant often carpets areas of sandy, clayey or loamy soils.
[Sydney Royal Botanical Garden]
Growing paper daisies
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First described by John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...
in 1834 in the Botanical Register. The description was accompanied by an illustration by Sarah Drake
Sarah Anne Drake (1803–1857) was an English botanical illustrator who worked for John Lindley and collaborated with Augusta Innes Withers, Nathaniel Wallich and others.
Biography
Sarah Anne Drake was born in Skeyton, England on 24 July 1803 ...
.[Lindley, John. 1834. Edwards's Botanical Register vol 20, plate 1703]
full-page color depiction of ''Rhodanthe manglesii''; descriptions in Latin and English on subsequent pages
References
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manglesii
Flora of Western Australia