Helichrysum trilineatum green leaves and many flowerheads

The Helichrysum trilineatum form bearing narrow, hairless leaves that are bright green presents an interesting phenomenon in intra-specific plant variation. The other distinct leaf type of this species is broader, grey-woolly leaves. The variation can occur on the same plant, with broader grey leaves typically found at the base of branches and narrower green ones toward the stem-tips. Individual plants exclusively one or the other are more common, either in mixed stands or pure colonies of one form.

Hemispherical yellow heads at the tops of erect stems on which about linear green leaves ascend, appear very different to their greyer, hairier but still very close relatives (iNaturalist; https://keys.lucidcentral.org; https://www.worldfloraonline.org).