''Xerochrysum papillosum'' is a herbaceous shrub in the family
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
, native to southern Victoria and
Tasmania
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. It was known variously as ''Xeranthemum papillosum'', ''Helichrysum papillosum'', and ''Bracteantha papillosa'' before gaining its current name in 2001.
It is a perennial herb, which grows anywhere from 15 cm to 1 m in height and a similar size in diameter, and is usually simple or few-branched. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic and range from 5 to 15 cm long by 0.5 to 2 cm wide. The flowerheads are on stalks and have a diameter of .The inflorescence bracts are papery, the outer ones greenish yellow in colour, and the inner ones pink-tinged white. It is difficult to distinguish from white flowered forms of ''
X. bracteatum''.
References
papillosum
Flora of Tasmania
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
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