Asteraceae
Helichrysum

Helichrysum herbaceum (Andrews) Sweet

First published in Hort. Brit.: 223 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zimbabwe to S. Africa. It grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hilliard & B.L. Burtt in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 32: 351 (1973).
  • Hilliard, Flora of Southern Africa 33, 7 (2): 281 (1983).
  • Lisowski in Flore d'Afrique Centrale Compositae, Inuleae: 181, t. 40/a-e (1989).
  • P.J. Cribb & G.P. Leedal, Mountain Flow. S. Tanz.: 155, t. 42a (1982).
  • Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 223 (1827).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000274642 Type Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000274643 Type No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images