Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Xerochrysum frutescens J.J.Bruhl & I.Telford , legitimate, scientific
Collins, T.L., Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N., Andrew, R.L., Telford, I.R.H. & Bruhl, J.J. (9 June 2022), There’s gold in them thar hills! Morphology and molecules delimit species in Xerochrysum (Asteraceae; Gnaphalieae) and reveal many new taxa. Australian Systematic Botany 35(2): 154-155, Figs. 25 (map) & 26 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Moreton: Main Range, Mount Cordeaux, summit ridge, 1 Nov. 2005, I.R. Telford 12874, J.J. Bruhl & L.M. Copeland (holo: BRI!; iso: NE 85983!, CANB!, K!, NSW!)."
taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum sp. 1 (McPherson Range) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Helichrysum sp. (Mt Merino S.T.Blake 21554) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Xerochrysum ‘Dargan Hill Monarch’ [default] taxonomic synonym: Xerochrysum bracteatum subsp. (Mt Merino S.T.Blake 22869) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Xerochrysum sp. Mt Merino (S.T.Blake 22869) NE Herbarium [n/a] pro parte misapplication: Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev legitimate by Tzvelev, N.N. (1990), Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 27: 151
  • Etymology: "The specific epithet is from the Latin frutex (a bush or shrub) and refers to the shrub-like habit of this species."