About Argentipallium obtusifolium (Sond.) Paul G.Wilson
Argentipallium obtusifolium, commonly known as blunt everlasting, is a small, multi-stemmed perennial herb that reaches 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in height. Its branches are white-silvery, and are somewhat sticky from glandular, matted, woolly hairs. The leaves are narrowly oblanceolate, measuring 0.4–2.5 cm (0.16–0.98 in) long and 1–2 mm (0.039–0.079 in) wide. The upper leaf surface is smooth, while the lower surface is woolly and silvery-white, with recurved leaf margins. Flower heads are borne singly at the tips of upright branchlets, and are typically 12–15 mm (0.47–0.59 in) long, reaching 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) in diameter when mature. The outer bracts are semi-transparent, and mostly sticky and woolly, while the inner bracts have white, dry edges and are mostly 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) long. Flowering occurs mainly from winter to spring, and the fruit is an oblong-shaped brown achene. This species grows on deep sandy soils in mallee and coastal heath habitats in Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, and Western Australia.
