Asteraceae

Yellow amaranth

Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helichrysum

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Yellow amaranth (Helichrysum stoechas) — FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (11)

Arabic: خالدة الجزر, الوردة الخالدة
arz: امارنطون
Basque: Betibizi hori
Catalan: Ramell de Sant Ponç, Flor de mort, Mançanella, Sempreviva
English: Yellow amaranth
Esperanto: Helikrizo
French: Immortelle commune, Immortelle jaune
German: Mittelmeer-Strohblume
mwl: Yerba de San Joan
Portuguese: Erva-de-São-João, Perpétua
Spanish: Perpetua silvestre

Synonyms

Gnaphalium citrinum Lam.
Gnaphalium stoechas L.
Helichrysum siculum var. albidum Chiov.
Helichrysum siculum var. caespitosum (Presl) Cavara

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 563 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Georges Olioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 2.1, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Georges Olioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Georges Olioso, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.