Rhodanthe chlorocephala

Rhodanthe chlorocephala commonly known as pink and white everlasting,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

Rhodanthe chlorocephala is a small annual with terminal, single flowers about 10–60 mm (0.39–2.36 in) in diameter borne on stems about 30 cm (12 in) long, greenish or yellow florets, papery pink, yellow, cream or white bracts and buds with green outer bracts.

The leaves are linear-shaped, blue-green, hairless, 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) long on stems rising from the base of the plant.

[5] In 1992 Paul G. Wilson changed the name to Rhodanthe chlorocephala and published in Nuytsia.

[8] The following subspecies are accepted:[9] Pink and white everlasting grows in eucalypt woodland, wet areas, salt lakes, sand, clay and loam in Western Australia and South Australia.

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