The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: I have discovered this [ ¶ Helichrysum lycopodioides ¶ ] on another locality, the summit of the rocky hills above Kelvedon, not growing by itself, as I always found it previously, but amongst other pl...

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69.01.00

Plant names

Helichrysum lycopodioides
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George Story to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1869-01. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1860-9/1869/69-01-00-final.odt>, accessed June 15, 2026

Letter not found. For the text given here, see B71.13.05, p. 15. The extract is introduced by ' … On this rare plant Dr Story offers the following observations:—'. Letter dated on the basis that this is the letter that is responded to in M to G. Story, 20 January 1869.

I have discovered this [ ] on another locality, the summit of the rocky hills above Kelvedon, not growing by itself, as I always found it previously, but amongst other plants, much shaded by them; and hence instead of being a straight stiff plant from 4 to 5 feet, it has grown slender, lax, and crooked, with long naked stems, but it is easily recognized by its peculiar flowers. When in perfection it chose a bare spot with but little soil, which forms a shallow basin on the rock holding some water.