What is Helichrysum?
{{Italic title}} {{taxobox |name = Strawflower |image = Helichrysum_sanguineum.jpg |image_caption = Red Everlasting (''Helichrysum sanguineum'') |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Asterales]] |familia = [[Asteraceae]] |subfamilia = [[Asteroideae]] |tribus = [[Gnaphalieae]] |genus = '''''Helichrysum''''' |genus_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]], 1754 |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = ''[[Helichrysum arenarium]]'' - Dwarf Everlasting <br /> ''[[Helichrysum italicum]]'' - Curry Plant ''[[Helichrysum petiolare]]'' - Licorice Plant<br /> ''[[Red everlasting|Helichrysum sanguineum]]'' - Red Everlasting |}} '''Helichrysum''' is a type of flower. It has about 600 [[species]] in the sunflower family ([[Asteraceae]]). The name Helichrysum comes from two [[Greece|Greek]] words: ''helisso'' means to turn around and ''chrysos'' means gold. It grows in Africa, Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. There are many species in South Africa. {{Commons category|Helichrysum}} [[Category:Asteraceae]]