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Helichrysum thianschanicum is a small perennial shrub that grows 2 ft (61 cm) tall and wide. It resembles a lavender plant with basal branching and erect stems and is covered with 2 in (5 cm) long linear leaves that are covered with white pubescence. Yellow clusters of flowers are produced at the ends of stems during the summer.
Helichrysum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the bucculaticid leaf-miners Bucculatrix gnaphaliella (which feeds exclusively on Helichrysum arenarium) and Bucculatrix helichrysella (feeds exclusively on H. italicum) and the Coleophora case-bearers C. caelebipennella, C. gnaphalii (feeds ...
Helichrysum panormitanum subsp. melitense, synonym Helichrysum melitense, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Malta, [2] specifically to the island of Gozo. It is known as the Maltese everlasting. It can be found in Dwejra, and in cliffs in Gozo near Fungus Rock.
Helichrysum italicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong fragrance of its leaves. [1] Other common names include Italian strawflower and immortelle. It grows on dry, rocky or sandy ground around the Mediterranean. The stems are woody at the base and can reach 60 ...
Helichrysum leucopsideum is an upright, spreading perennial herb 15–50 cm (5.9–19.7 in) high, stems with occasional or thickly woolly glandular hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblong to linear, 1.5–5 cm (0.59–1.97 in) long, 1–10 mm (0.039–0.394 in) wide, blunt to acute and ending with a sharp point.
Helichrysum petiolare, the licorice-plant [2] or liquorice plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a subshrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa — where it is known as imphepho — and to Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [1] It is naturalized in parts of Portugal and the United States. [3]
Helichrysum xanthinum DC. Helichrysum splendidum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae , found in Africa and Yemen [ 1 ] A hardy evergreen perennial , it occurs from the Southern Cape to Ethiopia along the eastern escarpment mountains, favouring rocky places in fynbos , grassland and savanna biomes .
Helichrysum calvertianum is a small, many branched subshrub to 30 cm (12 in) high with smooth stems and occasional woolly, small glandular hairs. The green crowded leaves are sticky, linear, 3–8 mm (0.12–0.31 in) long, 0.5–0.8 mm (0.020–0.031 in) wide, margins rolled under concealing the lower surface.