
Rhodanthe floribunda

Rhodanthe floribunda, the common white sunray is a herbaceous plant, a native of arid and semi arid areas in Australia. An annual plant in the daisy family, growing to 30 cm tall, flowering in spring. The specific epithet "floribunda" refers to an abundance of flowers.
This plant first appeared in scientific literature as "Helipterum floribundum" in 1838. Published in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis by the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.