Common Everlasting

Common Everlasting
Common Everlasting
Common Everlasting

Common Everlasting

Chrysocephalum apiculatum s.l.

Perennial, hardy and drought tolerant. Most common in grasslands and open sites on the edges of woodlands or heathlands. Plants may die back in very dry conditions and reshoot after rain.

Details Description
Type
Herb
Group
Daisy
Identifying Characteristics

Very variable plant. Can be erect and up to 60 cm tall or a sprawling plant. Leaves and stems woolly and silvery. Flower heads held in clusters at the ends of stems. Flowers mostly from spring to autumn.
Distinctive Features

Golden-yellow button-like everlasting flowers. Grey-green leaves and stems.
Life Form Group
Herb
Life Form Codes
Medium Herb (MH)
EVC types
EVC 55_63: Higher Rainfall Plains Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Chrysocephalum
Species
apiculatum s.l.
Common Everlasting
Occurs in all states of Australia.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.