Botanical name

Helichrysum dasyanthum

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Brown-tipped Strawflower
Helichrysum dasyanthum
Helichrysum dasyanthum
Helichrysum dasyanthum

Description

Straggling, grey-woolly shrub up to 1.5m. Leaves narrow to elliptical, grey-woolly, margins slightly rolled under; bears flat-topped clusters of bell-shaped disciform flowerheads 4 x 3mm, with silky, straw-yellow coloured bracts.

Habitat

Sandy flats and slopes

Flower Date

September to January