Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Xerochrysum halmaturorum Paul G.Wilson , legitimate, scientific
Wilson, Paul G. (20 January 2017), An examination of the Australian genus Xerochrysum (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae). Nuytsia 28: 15-17, Fig. 2 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Cape St Albans, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 24 November 1994, B.M. Overton 2513 (holo: AD 99610190; iso: MEL 2048046)."
  • APC Dist.: SA
  • Etymology: "The epithet halmaturorum has been applied by several botanists to plants that occur on Kangaroo Island. It is derived from the Greek word halma to leap, which alludes to the kangaroo, and the genitive suffix –orum."
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): 149 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Xerochrysum bicolor (Lindl.) R.J.Bayer legitimate