Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Xerochrysum viscosum
Common name
Sticky everlasting, Shiny everlasting, Golden everlasting
Family
Asteraceae
Where found
Dry forest, woodland, grassy areas, and rocky sites. Widespread.
Notes
Annual or short lived perennial herb to 1 m high. Multi-stemmed. Stems sticky, rough, with stiff hairs or minute prickles. Leaves basal and alternating up the stems, 0.5–14 cm long, 0.5–10 mm wide, rough and sticky, tips pointed, margins rolled down. Flower heads with many stiff and dry 'petals', the outermost 'petals' brownish yellow, intermediate 'petals' the longest, shining, bright yellow, centres yellow to orange. Flower heads below the 'petals' 10–40 mm in diameter, hemispherical. Flowrf heads solitary or up to 3 together. Flowers spring to summer.
All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Xerochrysum~viscosum (accessed 8 February, 2021)
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