Xerochrysum viscosum

Xerochrysum viscosum is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The plant is native to Australia, occurring in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory

Description

It is a sticky everlasting erect viscid herb. It is usually annual, though sometimes perennial, mainly flowers in spring and summer. The plant normally grows from high, and is usually much branched. Inflorescence bracts are papery and yellow in colour.

Distribution and habitat

The plant grows in well drained soils in open woodland and sclerophyll forest across South-Eastern Australia.