Calocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Brown, Robert. 1817. "Observations on the natural family of plants called Compositae" in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12:106Tropicos, Calocephalus R. Br. It is endemic to Australia, where it is represented in every state.Calocephalus. PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
These are annual and perennial herbs and shrubs. The leaves are arranged alternately or oppositely, or both. The herbage is hairy. Flower heads occur at the tips of the stems. There are one to 22 tubular disc florets per head. The fruit is a cypsela with a pappus of narrow scales or simple or plume-like bristles.
SpeciesCalocephalus. The Plant List.
Calocephalus aervoides (F.Muell.) Benth. – woolly beauty-heads Calocephalus citreus Less. – lemon beauty-heads Calocephalus francisii (F.Muell.) Benth. – fine-leaf beauty-heads Calocephalus knappii (F.Muell.) Ewart & Jean White Calocephalus lacteus Less. – milky beauty-heads Calocephalus lessingii Ewart Calocephalus multiflorus (Turcz.) Benth. – yellow-top Calocephalus platycephalus (F.Muell.) Benth. – billybuttons, yellow top, western beauty-heads Calocephalus sonderi F.Muell. – pale beauty-heads
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External links
Calocephalus. FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora.