Actinotus helianthi

Flannel Flower at Bundanoon, NSW

Actinotus helianthi at Bundanoon, NSW - 15 Mar 2021
Actinotus helianthi at Bundanoon, NSW - 15 Mar 2021
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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.
michaelb 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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  • 1 Abundance
  • 15 Mar 2021 12:43 PM Recorded on
  • AndyRoo Recorded by

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