Helichrysum leucopsideum, commonly known as satin everlasting, is a flowering, perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. It is grows in all states of Australia except Queensland and the Northern Territory. It has white, terminal flower heads and narrow, woolly leaves.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Satin Everlasting being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Coronidium waddelliae
- Argentipallium dealbatum
- Chrysocephalum baxteri
- Xerochrysum macranthum
- Argentipallium obtusifolium
- Coronidium newcastlianum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helichrysum
- Species
- Helichrysum leucopsideum
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