Common name
English: Sticky Everlasting
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Helichrysum (8)
Epithet: acutatum DC. (1)
Synonyms: Gnaphalium acutatum (DC.) Sch.Bip., Helichrysum danae S.Moore, Helichrysum floccosum Klatt, Helichrysum schlechteri H.Bol.
acutatum => sharpened
floccosum => flock-like, resembling flocks of wool
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
