Xerochrysum viscosum

1 Sticky Everlasting at Carwoola, NSW

Xerochrysum viscosum at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Apr 2023
Xerochrysum viscosum at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Apr 2023
Xerochrysum viscosum at Carwoola, NSW - 26 Apr 2023
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Xerochrysum viscosum 27 Apr 2023 RWPurdie
Xerochrysum viscosum 26 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Xerochrysum viscosum 26 Apr 2023 aussiestuff

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The only plant with red flowers that I could see. Surrounded by others of its kind with the typical yellow flowers. Some kind of morph maybe?

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rainer wrote:
   9 Jun 2023
A rarely encountered mutation. Xerochrysum viscosum very occasionally occurs as an orange, bronze or even red mutation.
natureguy wrote:
   9 Jun 2023
Yes thanks Rainer, a great point to be aware of, also occurs within X. bracteatum. There are quite a few more examples of the local X. viscosum in an orange form on the species page, e.g. : Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting)
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting)
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting)

And here is a whitish mutation:
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting)
rainer wrote:
   9 Jun 2023
The commonly planted annual Everlasting Daisies you can buy in nurseries or in seed packets are cultivars of our Xerochrysum bracteatum. They come in every colour between pale cream and pink through to orange, red, and even purple, and of course white. They were developed in Germany from Australian material, and, I was told by the late Dave Mallinson, using genetic material from related South African species. Garden cultivars developed (i.e., selected) from chance mutations.

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 26 Apr 2023 01:21 PM Recorded on
  • aussiestuff Recorded by

Additional information

  • 20mm Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Xerochrysum viscosum Scientific name
  • Sticky Everlasting Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 985m Recorded at altitude
  • 622 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Bracteantha viscosa Helichrysum viscosum

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