Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Xerochrysum macsweeneyorum T.L.Collins , 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): 162-163, Figs 33 (map) & 34 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA: New South Wales: Northern Tablelands: Roadside reserve, Old Gostwyck Road, ~180 m S of intersection with Bellandean Road, 11 Apr. 2017, T.L. Collins 957 & J.J. Bruhl, (holo: NSW!; iso: BRI!, CANB!, NE 104743!, K!)."
pro parte misapplication: Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev legitimate by Tzvelev, N.N. (1990), Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 27: 151
  • Etymology: "Honouring my partner’s grandfather and mother, Eddie and Geraldine (Gerry) McSweeney of Dublin and Randwick respectively, both growers and lovers of plants. Orthography follows ICN Rec. 60C.4(a) (Shenzhen Code, Turland et al. 2018)."