Asteraceae
Licorice-plant
Helichrysum petiolare
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helichrysum
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Common names
By language (8)
- Afrikaans
- Kooigoed
- Arabic
- خالدة معنقة
- Chinese
- 具柄蜡菊, 伞花蜡菊
- Czech
- Smil řapíkatý
- English
- Licorice-plant
- Estonian
- Lamav käokuld
- German
- Lakritz-Strohblume
- Polish
- Kocanki włochate
Synonyms
- Helichrysum petiolatum (L.) DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.