What is "xeranthemum"

n. Any of the genus (taxlink Xeranthemum genus noshow=1) of flowering plants native to Southern Europe.

n. any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers

Xeranthemum is a group of plants in the sunflower family, native to Southern Europe.

It has silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers.