Chrysocephalum semipapposum

Botanical Name: Chrysocephalum semipapposum subsp. semipapposum
Common Name: Clustered everlasting
Family: Asteraceae
Size: 20-90cm H x 40-90cm W
Leaves: Crowded, small, narrow linear, green to silvery grey, hairy, on side stems, sometimes sticky.
Flowers: Terminal, bright yellow in dense flattened clusters.

Flowering Time: Spring/summer.
Fruit: An achene.
Habitat/distribution: Widespread and common in open grasslands. Also SA, Vic, NSW.
Where to See: Saltwater River area on Tasman Peninsula, Derwent Valley areas: Meadowbank Dam Road, Macquarie Plains, New Norfolk; Black Hills Church and Cemetery Reserve, Braslins Road, Black Hills; Sky Farm, Glenorchy; Windermere Bay, Claremont; Knocklofty Reserve; East Risdon Nature Reserve; Caves Hill, Meehan Range; Grasstree Road, W of Back Tea Tree Road; Near Tunnack; Bluff River Gorge; Shannon River downstream of Hermitage; Lakes Highway 15km N of Bothwell; Gangells Road, Bagdad; Perth Nursery, Picnic Point; Slopes above South Esk, Native Point; Watery Plains, Launceston; Township Lagoon Nature Reserve; Kingston via Conara; Avoca; Buckland; Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens; and Tasmanian Bushland Garden, Buckland; also some home gardens and other locations.
Other notes: Upright variable perennial herb with flattish topped clusters of bright yellow flower heads on erect stems compared to the rounded golden flower heads of Chrysocephalum apiculatum. A hardy plant for dry areas in full sun. Prune to ground level after flowering to promote growth from the woody rhizome.