Pink and white everlasting

Rhodanthe chlorocephala

"Rhodanthe chlorocephala" commonly known as pink and white everlasting, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a small, tufted plant with blue-green leaves, white, pink or yellow flowers and grows in Western Australia and South Australia.
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Appearance

"Rhodanthe chlorocephala" is a small annual with terminal, single flowers about 10–60 mm in diameter borne on stems about 30 cm long, greenish or yellow florets, papery pink, yellow, cream or white bracts and buds with green outer bracts. The leaves are linear-shaped, blue-green, hairless, 1–2 cm long on stems rising from the base of the plant. Flowering mostly occurs from June to November.

Naming

This species was described in 1851 by Nicolai Turczaninow as "Schoenia chlorocephala". In 1992 Paul G. Wilson changed the name to "Rhodanthe chlorocephala" and published in "Nuytsia". The specific epithet means "green headed".

Distribution

Pink and white everlasting grows in eucalypt woodland, wet areas, salt lakes, sand, clay and loam in Western Australia and South Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusRhodanthe
SpeciesR. chlorocephala
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