Actinotus helianthi

Flannel Flower at Bundanoon, NSW

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Identification history

Actinotus helianthi 2	15 Oct 2021	plants
Actinotus helianthi	15 Oct 2021	AliciaK
Actinotus helianthi 2	6 Oct 2021	AndyRoo

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Possibly starting to flower?

9 comments

plants wrote:

6 Oct 2021

Actinotus helianthi is correct but does not seem to be on the plant list.

AndyRoo wrote:

6 Oct 2021

Yes surprising that it's not on the list! Presume you or an Administrator can add it?

AndyRoo wrote:

15 Oct 2021

I've found 3 other sightings of A. helianthi recorded on SHNM. However, it doesn't currently show in the Field Guide. So how were the other records made? What has to be done confirm my sighting?

AndyRoo wrote:

15 Oct 2021

Thanks muchly.

AliciaK wrote:

15 Oct 2021

Hi AndyRoo,
If you select "Daisies" for category 2 you'll find flannel flowers on that list.

AndyRoo wrote:

15 Oct 2021

Thanks Alicia. I wouldn't have been picked it as being grouped in with Daisies since it's not in the Asteraceae family, but there you go!

AliciaK wrote:

19 Oct 2021

Hi Andy, I agree daisies is an odd place to put it given it isn’t in that family. I can only assume they did it because of it’s daisy-like appearance so perhaps they think that’s where most people will look for it but given that A. forsythii and A. minor are in the more appropriate category of Other Wildflowers & Herbs it might be worth a review.

AndyRoo wrote:

22 Oct 2021

Thanks Alicia. Yes I agree.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 Dec 2021

I've moved the Actinotus helianthi that was in Daisies into Other Shrubs & merged your duplicate species with it. Let us know if there are any other species classified incorrectly.

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Location information

Maps Bundanoon Morton National Park Wingecarribee Local Government Area
Places Bundanoon, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
AndyRoo Recorded by
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Plants Other Shrubs AndyRoo Southern Highlands NatureMapr

Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

Actinotus helianthi Scientific name
Flannel Flower Common name
Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Machine learning
In flower
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