Additional information

• SynonymHelichrysum dendroideum
• FamilyAsteraceae
• StoreyMiddle storey
• Size2-5 m x 2-4 m
• Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
• LeavesNarrow lance-shaped to oblong dark green leaves 15-65 mm x 1-5 mm, grey hairy below, tip pointed, margins slightly wavy.
• Flower colourWhite
• Flowering timeNovember to February
• FlowersBroad flat terminal clusters of 80-300 small daisy flowerheads. Bracts at base of flowerhead yellow-green.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatNo
• Growing conditionsMoist to wet well drained soils widespread in open forest and woodland, and following disturbance. Frost tolerant. Full sun to semi-shade.
• Garden useLong flowering plant for background planting. Prune to maintain bushy habit.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
• Related speciesSimilar to Cassinia species. The yellow-green bracts and the non-sticky branchlets on flowerheads help to distinguish it.

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2, 3 Yarra Ranges Council photo library

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Plant Communities

05 Mountain Ash Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 30)	38 Yellow Box Valley Grassy Forest – Middle Yarra (EVC 47)
30 Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)	17 Messmate Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
12 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 18)	08 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest – Dandenongs (EVC 29)
26 Red Stringybark Grassy Dry Forest - Middle Yarra (EVC 22)	13 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Upper Yarra (EVC 18)
11 Manna Gum Riparian Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 18)	22 Silver-leaf Stringybark Heathy Woodland (EVC 48)
34 Manna Gum Floodplain Riparian Woodland (EVC 56)	19 Long-leaf Box Herb-rich Foothill Forest (EVC 23)
15 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket - Middle & Upper Yarra (EVC 59)	18 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 45)
31 Candlebark Grassy Forest (EVC 128)	07 Mountain Grey Gum Damp Forest - Central Highlands (EVC 29)
01 Alpine Ash Montane Damp Forest (EVC 38)	41 Swamp Paperbark Riparian Thicket (EVC 59)
20 Messmate Lowland Forest (EVC 16)	33 Mountain Swamp Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
06 Mountain Ash Wet Forest - Dandenongs (EVC 30)	43 Buxton Gum Swampy Riparian Woodland (EVC 83)
16 Messmate Shrubby Foothill Forest Central Highlands/UpperYarra (EVC 45)	36 Scented Paperbark Riparian Thicket – Central Highlands (EVC 59)