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Xerochrysum viscosum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Scientific name
  
Xerochrysum viscosum

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Xerochrysum

Rank
  
Species

Xerochrysum viscosum viscosum

Similar
  
Xerochrysum, Chrysocephalum semipapposum, Lomandra filiformis, Rytidosperma pallidum, Dianella admixta

Xerochrysum viscosum (syn. Bracteantha viscosa (DC.) Anderb., Helichrysum viscosum Sieber ex Spreng., Helichrysum bracteatum var. viscosum Sieber ex DC., sticky everlasting) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Australia, growing in Victoria and New South Wales.

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It is a sticky everlasting erect viscid herb. It is usually annual, though sometimes perennial, mainly flowers in spring and summer. The plant normally grows from 20–80 centimetres (7.9–31.5 in) high, and is usually much branched. Inflorescence bracts are papery and yellow in colour.

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Xerochrysum viscosum Wikipedia