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Asteraceae

Rosy sunray

Rhodanthe chlorocephala (Turcz.) Paul G.Wilson

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Rhodanthe

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Rosy sunray: Description: Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea Location: Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia Date: 2005-09
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Dlanglois assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
永生菊
English
Rosy sunray

Synonyms

  • Acroclinium multicaule A.Gray
  • Schoenia chlorocephala Turcz.
  • Schoenia chlorocephala var. chlorocephala

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
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.