Helichrysum italicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong fragrance of its leaves; other common names include Italian
Helichrysum italicum
Helichrysum italicum flowering
Close-up of inflorescences
Asteraceae is a large family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the
Helichrysum italicum
…Helichrysum italicum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong fragrance of its leaves; other common names include Italian strawflower and immortelle…
A typical Asteraceae flower head, showing the (five) individual ray florets and the (approximately 16) disk florets of Bidens torta specimen
Discoid flowerheads of Delairea odorata
Dandelions on an alpine slope in Switzerland