Xerochrysum viscosum

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. The plant is native to Australia, occurring in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory^[1]

Xerochrysum viscosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Xerochrysum
Species:	X. viscosum
Binomial name
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sieber ex Spreng.) R.J.Bayer

Description

It is a sticky everlasting erect viscid herb. It is usually annual, though sometimes perennial, mainly flowers in spring and summer.^[2] The plant normally grows from 20–80 centimetres (7.9–31.5 in) high, and is usually much branched.^[2] Inflorescence bracts are papery and yellow in colour.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The plant grows in well drained soils in open woodland and sclerophyll forest across South-Eastern Australia^[4].^[5][3]