Xerochrysum

genus of plants

Xerochrysum (or Bracteantha) is a type or genus of flowering plants native to Australia. It was defined by Russian botanist Nikolai Tzvelev in 1990. It was identified before (and takes precedence over) Bracteantha which was described the following year.[1] A 2002 molecular study of the tribe Gnaphalieae found the genus is likely polyphyletic, with X. bracteatum and X. viscosum removed from each other.[2]

Xerochrysum
Xerochrysum subundulatum
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Xerochrysum

Tzvelev
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There are currently 7 recognized species:[3]

The genus was formerly included in Helichrysum.

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  1. Wilson, Paul G. (2002). "Xerochrysum the correct name for the genus Bracteantha". Australian Plants. 21 (173): 398.
  2. Randall J. Bayer, David G. Greber, Neil H. Bagnall (2002). "Phylogeny of Australian Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae) Based on Chloroplast and Nuclear Sequences, the trnL Intron, trnL/trnF Intergenic Spacer, matK, and ETS". Systematic Botany. 27 (4): 801–14. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-27.4.801 (inactive 31 January 2024). JSTOR 3093925. S2CID 56423927.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Xerochrysum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 28 March 2011.

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