Xerochrysum

Xerochrysum is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia. It was described by Russian botanist Nikolai Tzvelev in 1990, preceding Bracteantha which was described the following year.

Species

This genus and its species names were formerly included in Bracteantha and before that in Helichrysum.
the authoritative Australian Plant Census recognises thirteen formally named species and five accepted species awaiting formal naming, description and publication:Xerochrysum alpinum – TasmaniaXerochrysum bicolor – TasmaniaXerochrysum boreale – WA, NT, QldXerochrysum bracteatum, strawflower or golden everlasting – NSW, Vic, Tas, SA, Qld, NT, WAXerochrysum collierianum – TasmaniaXerochrysum halmaturorum – SAXerochrysum interiore – WA, NT, SAXerochrysum macranthum – WAXerochrysum macsweeneyorum - NSW, QldXerochrysum milliganii – TasmaniaXerochrysum palustre, swamp everlasting, syn.: Bracteantha sp. aff. subundulata – Vic, TasXerochrysum papillosum – Vic, TasXerochrysum subundulatum, alpine everlasting or orange everlasting – NSW, ACT, Vic, TasXerochrysum viscosum, sticky everlasting – NSW, ACT, Qld, Vic
;Species provisionally named, described and accepted by the authoritative Australian Plant Name Index while awaiting formal publicationXerochrysum sp. Glencoe NE Herbarium – Qld, NSWXerochrysum sp. Mt Merino [Lamington National Park] NE Herbarium – Qld, NSWXerochrysum sp. New England NE Herbarium – NSWXerochrysum sp. North Stradbroke Island NE Herbarium – Qld, NSWXerochrysum sp. Point Lookout NE Herbarium – NSW
A large scale molecular study conducted in 2022 expands the number of Xerochrysum species to 24, but as of 2024 has not been used for the Australian Plant Census.