| Common Name: | Button Everlasting |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Size: | 30cm x 20-30cm |
| Description: | Erect unbranched woolly-hairy perennial herb spreading from underground stems. |
| Leaves: | Basal rosette of broad leaves becoming narrower up the stem, 3-9cm x 3-8mm, sometimes nearly hairless above. |
| Flowering: | Single button-like daisy flowerheads to 30mm across, held on long stalks, outer bracts below flowerhead papery, dark brown, inner bracts yellow. |
| Flower Colour: | Yellow |
| Flowering Time: | September to December |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist well drained soil in open forests and woodlands. Frost tolerant. |
| Garden Use: | Matting plant for cottage gardens, borders, rockeries. Drift under established trees. Plants die back each year after flowering. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 1, 3, 4, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 46 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Both food for caterpillars and nectar for butterflies. |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 3 Marilyn Gray ©; 2 Shire of Yarra Ranges photo library |