Calocephalus aervoides

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Woolly Beauty-heads
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Calocephalus Species: C. aervoides
Binomial name
Calocephalus aervoides (F.Muell.) Benth.
Synonyms
Leucophyta aervoides (F.Muell.) Kuntze Pachysurus aervoides F.Muell.

Calocephalus aervoides (Woolly Beauty-heads) is a herb in the family Asteraceae. It produces yellow flowers from September to October (spring) in its native range.

The species, which is endemic to Western Australia, was first formally described by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller and named Pachysurus aervoides in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae in 1863.

[edit] References

• Calocepalus aervoides. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
• Calocepalus aervoides. FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.