Calomeria

Calomeria is a plant genus in the dandelion family.[2]

Accepted species[1]
Calomeria africana (S.Moore) Heine – Mozambique
Calomeria amaranthoides Vent. – New South Wales and Victoria in Australia
formerly included[3]
several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.

Calomeria amaranthoides is a tall, fragrant biennial herb, growing to 3.5 metres in height. It has sticky stems and leaves which are green above and whitish beneath and are up to 15 cm long and 5 cm wide. Its flowers appear in large brown to red plumes in the summer (January to April in its native range).[4]