Rhodanthe chlorocephala

Rhodanthe chlorocephala commonly known as pink and white everlasting,[2] 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.

Pink and white everlasting
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Rhodanthe
Species:
R. chlorocephala
Binomial name
Rhodanthe chlorocephala
Habit

Description

Rhodanthe chlorocephala is a small annual with terminal, single flowers about 10–60 mm (0.39–2.36 in) in diameter borne on stems about 30 cm (12 in) 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 (0.39–0.79 in) long on stems rising from the base of the plant. Flowering mostly occurs from June to November.[3][4]

Taxonomy and naming

This species was described in 1851 by Nicolai Turczaninow as Schoenia chlorocephala.[5] In 1992 Paul G. Wilson changed the name to Rhodanthe chlorocephala and published in Nuytsia.[6][7] The specific epithet (chlorocephala) means "green headed".[8]

Distribution and habitat

Pink and white everlasting grows in eucalypt woodland, wet areas, salt lakes, sand, clay and loam in Western Australia and South Australia.[3][4]

References
  1. "Rhodanthe chlorocephala". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. Richards, Diana. "Rhodanthe chlorocephala". Growing Native Plants. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. Schaumann, M.; Barker, J.; Grieg, J. (1987). Australian Daisies. Sydney: Lothian Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 0850912911.
  4. Spooner, Amanda. "Rhodanthe chlorocephala". Flora-the Flora of Western Australia. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. "Schoenia chlorocephala". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  6. "Rhodanthe chlorocephala". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  7. Wilson, Paul (1992). "Rhodanthe chlorocephala". Nuytsia. 8 (3): 386. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. George, A.S; Sharr, F.A (2021). Western Australian Plant Names and their meanings (4th ed.). Kardinya: Four Gables. p. 166. ISBN 9780958034197.
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