| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Leptorhynchos squamatus (Labill.) Less. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Syn. Gen. Compos.: 273 (1832) |
| Native Range | e. & se. Australia, Tasmania |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves sessile, narrowly oblanceolate, 1-3cm long, usually with thin apex, abaxially white lanate, capitula to 15mm across, on erect, leafy stem |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chrysocoma squamata Labill. Helichrysum dubium Cass. Leptorhynchos gracilis Walp. Leptorhynchos hemisphaericus DC. Leptorhynchos lhotskyanus Walp. |
| Territory | 5 Australasia 50 Australia (NSW New South Wales, QLD Queensland, SOA South Australia, TAS Tasmania, VIC Victoria) |