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Xerochrysum bracteatum

Golden Everlasting at Cotter River, ACT

Xerochrysum bracteatum at Cotter River, ACT - 4 Dec 2023 12:35 PM
Xerochrysum bracteatum at Cotter River, ACT - 4 Dec 2023 12:35 PM
Xerochrysum bracteatum at Cotter River, ACT - 4 Dec 2023 12:35 PM
Xerochrysum bracteatum at Cotter River, ACT - 4 Dec 2023 12:35 PM
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Identification history

Xerochrysum bracteatum 9 Jan 2024 Tapirlord
Xerochrysum bracteatum 9 Jan 2024 Tapirlord

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

11 Jan 2024

First ever ACT record of this species

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Interesting

6 comments

natureguy wrote:
   9 Jan 2024
Very interesting. No chance this was a broad-leaf variation of X.viscosum? Are there any previous ACT records?
Tapirlord wrote:
   9 Jan 2024
No, this is the first record of a naturally occurring plant in the ACT as far as I am aware. However, it is perhaps not surprising that given large populations occur in the similar habitat within the Tallanganda ranges nearby. Other species with similar distributions like Senecio vagus and Pteris umbrosa have both been found in the ACT recently as well. Xerochrysum bracteatum is a plant of tall montane forest after all, so there is no reason why we shouldn't have it in the territory, it occurs to both our east and west already.

In terms of this being a broad-leaved form of X.viscosum, I would say highly unlikely. The leaves are very broad, and the larger ones toward the base of the plant are very close to being elliptic, certainly not narrow-linear as in X.viscosum at the very least. However, the most important detail is that the leaves are not viscid, which Is the basis for the ID
natureguy wrote:
   10 Jan 2024
Yeah makes sense, I was presuming you checked the leaves which aren't really easy to tell in photos. As you said I was almost suspect that it could be in this general area for similar reasons mentioned above. Perhaps worthy of significant sighting though in spite of first record?
Mike wrote:
   12 Jan 2024
Xerochrysum bracteatum was recorded in the assessment of the Isaacs Ridge Offset Area (listed in the Management Plan). I have never tried hard to find it.
natureguy wrote:
   12 Jan 2024
I think first natural record would be a better description. I have also found the species naturalising around the fringes of the Botanic Gardens
Tapirlord wrote:
   12 Jan 2024
I imagine records in that plan would’ve been human obs so there is also potential for misID. I sorta figured first natural record and first record are more or less one and the same, but yes, Luke is correct.

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Xerochrysum bracteatum Scientific name
  • Golden Everlasting Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1381m Recorded at altitude
  • 167 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Bracteantha bracteata Helichrysum bracteatum

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