Genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae native to Australia
Xerochrysum (syn. "Bracteantha") is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia. It was defined by Russian botanist Nikolai Tzvelev in 1990, preceding (and taking precedence over) "Bracteantha" which was described the following year.
Species.
This genus and its species names were formerly included in "Bracteantha" and before that in "Helichrysum".
As of September 2024[ [update]] the authoritative "Australian Plant Census" recognises thirteen formally named species and five accepted species awaiting formal naming, description and publication:
A large scale molecular study conducted in 2022 expands the number of "Xerochrysum" species to 24, but as of 2024 has not been used for the Australian Plant Census.
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