Xerochrysum papillosum

Xerochrysum papillosum is a perennial herbaceous plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae, native to southern Victoria and Tasmania. It has been known under several names, including Xeranthemum papillosum, Helichrysum papillosum and Bracteantha papillosa, before it took its current name in 2001. The plant grows anywhere from 15 centimetres to 1 metre tall and about as wide, and it is usually simple or few-branched. The leaves are lanceolate to elliptic, 5 to 15 centimetres long and 0.5 to 2 centimetres wide. The flowerheads sit on stalks and measure 2 to 5 centimetres across. Their papery bracts are greenish yellow on the outside and pink-tinged white on the inside. The species is difficult to tell apart from white flowered forms of Xerochrysum bracteatum.