Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor
Hoary Sunray at Jerrabomberra, ACT
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| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor | krisnash | 20 Oct 2015 | |
| Leucochrysum albicans subsp. albicans | RichardMilner | 20 Oct 2015 |
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3 comments
21 Oct 2015
This looks like var. tricolor to me. Both varieties are listed as subsp. albicans in 'Flowers of the ACT and Region' but I think there was a change to varieties and now there could be a change to subspecies.
21 Oct 2015
Thanks for pointing this out - I had a good search and it looks like L. albicans var. albicans has yellow inner bracts so this should be L. albicans var. tricolour as the bracts are white (although there is a touch of yellow underneath). Lovely flower anyway. If anyone has any further comment/advice/updates, please post it.
21 Oct 2015
At the time I wrote 'Flowers of the ACT and Region' the white variety was Leucochrysum albicans subsp. albicans var. tricolor and the yellow variety was Leucochrysum albicans subsp. albicans var. albicans. When it was determined that Leucochrysum albicans subsp. alpinum was to become the species Leucochrysum alpinum, it was also decided that the two remaining varieties in Leucochrysum albicans should become subspecies. I have a fairly up to date Index to the book which includes all the nomenclature changes. If anyone wants a copy, they can contact me by clicking on my CNM name.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.159800-35.363180
- Maps Jerrabomberra Grassland
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Oct 2015 12:51 PM Recorded on
- RichardMilner Recorded by
Collections
- RichardMilner Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor Daisies Plants
Species information
- Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor Scientific name
- Hoary Sunray Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1538.17m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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