Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Xerochrysum strictum T.L.Collins & J.J.Bruhl , 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): 170, 172, Figs 40 (map) & 41 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "AUSTRALIA: Queensland: Atherton Tableland: Herberton – Irvinebank Road, ~6.2 km W of Atherton – Herberton road, 27 June 2018, T.L. Collins 1058 & J.J. Bruhl, (holo: BRI!; iso: CANB!, CNS!, NE 107426!)."
taxonomic synonym: Xerochrysum bracteatum subsp. (Mount Elliot A.R.Bean 3593) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Xerochrysum 'Cockatoo Creek' [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, strictus (tight, close, straight, drawn together), and refers to the erect habit seen in the field and in cultivation."