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	~~Describe~~ the plant ~~here~~...		'''''Actinotus helianthi''''' known as the '''Flannel Flower''', is a common sight in bushland around [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].

			Despite its appearance, it is not a member of the [[Asteraceae\|daisy family]] but rather a species of flowering plant of the [[Mackinlayaceae]] [[Family (biology)\|family]], the same family as the [[carrot]]. Its [[common name\|generic name]], meaning "furnished with rays", is derived from the [[Ancient Greek\|Greek]] stem ''aktin-''/ακτιν- "ray" or "spoke of a wheel" or "sunbeam",<ref> {{cite book\|author=Liddell & Scott\|year=1980\|title=Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition \|publisher=Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK\|isbn=0-19-910207-4}}</ref><ref name = "Blombery65">{{cite journal \| author = Blombery, Alec \| year = 1965 \| title = The genus ''Actinotus'' \| journal = Australian Plants \| volume = 3 \| issue = 22 \| pages = 63–65 \| publisher = [[ASGAP]] \| issn=0005-0008}}</ref> while its specific epithet is derived from its resemblance to the genus ''[[Helianthus]]''.<ref name="EliotJones82">{{cite encyclopedia \| author = Eliot, Rodger W. & Jones, David L. \| year = 1982 \| title = A-Ca \| editor = Eliot, Rodger W. & Jones, David L. \| encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation \| volume = 2 \| pages = 1–507 \| publisher = Lothian Publishing \| id = ISBN 0-85091-143-5}}</ref> An iconic Sydney plant, its floral display has horticultural appeal which has seen limited use in the home garden and cut flower industry. It grows alongside the related [[Actinotus minor\|Lesser Flannel Flower]].

			The flannel flower is generally a [[herbaceous]] [[shrub]] growing up to 50 cm (18 in) high, although rare specimens can be found to be 1.5 m (5 [[foot\|feet]]) high.<ref name = "Blombery65"/> The stem, branches and leaves of the plant are a pale grey in colour, covered in downy hair (rather like a flannel in texture). The attractively lobed leaves are up to 10 cm (4 in) long and 7 cm (3 in) wide, with [[Asteraceae\|daisy]]-shaped flowerheads around 5 or occasionally 8 cm (2-3 in) in diameter. The [[bract]]s are cream to white in colour. Flowering occurs in spring and may be profuse after [[bushfire]]s.<ref name="EliotJones82">{{cite encyclopedia \| author = Eliot, Rodger W. & Jones, David L. \| year = 1982 \| title = A-Ca \| editor = Eliot, Rodger W. & Jones, David L. \| encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation \| volume = 2 \| pages = 1–507 \| publisher = Lothian Publishing \| id = ISBN 0-85091-143-5}}</ref>

			Flannel flowers grow in [[sandstone]] [[Heath (habitat)\|heathland]] in coastal [[New South Wales]] and [[Queensland]], and are commonly seen around the Sydney basin in spring.

	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
			Plants may be propagated by seed or cutting and grow in a well-drained sunny position, and are suitable for use in a [[rockery]] or [[cottage garden]].

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			*''Actinotus'' "Federation Star".

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Actinotus helianthi - Revision history

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