✿Asteraceae · Xerochrysum
Cherei / Golden Everlasting
Xerochrysum bracteatum
outdoor
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Xerochrysum bracteatum
- Genus
- Xerochrysum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are lanceolate, elliptic, or oblanceolate in shape and measure 1.5 to 10 cm (0.59 to 3.94 in) long and from 0.5 to 2 cm (0.20 to 0.79 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- HirsuterecordedCovered in coarse, stiff, bristly hairs.“viscosum may be distinguished by its rough and sticky leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cherei itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- HeadrecordedA dense, tight cluster of many small stalkless flowers, packed into a rounded or flat head.“macranthum in Western Australia by the flower head colour;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cherei itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯆꯦꯔꯩ Cherei
About Cherei
Golden Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum) is a species in the Asteraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand.
Uses
Locally it is stripped for fibre used in rope and matting.
Botanical family
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Cherei belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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