Calomeria

Calomeria is a plant genus in the dandelion family.
several species now in other genera, including "Basedowia", "Cassinia", "Helichrysum", "Humeocline" and "Thiseltonia".
Description.
"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).
Taxonomy.
The genus was first formally described by E.P. Ventenat in "Jardin de la Malmaison" in 1804.