Ozothamnus lepidophyllus

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Ozothamnus lepidophyllus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ozothamnus
Species:
O. lepidophyllus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus lepidophyllus
Synonyms [2]

Cassinia rubraBuchanan
Helichrysum lepidophyllumF.Muell. ex Benth.
Helichrysum steetzianumTovey & P.Morris

Ozothamnus lepidophyllus (common name scaly-leaved everlasting) [3] is a shrub in the family Asteraceae, [1] native to Western Australia. [2] It is erect, growing from 0.25 to 0.6 m high with white flowers and grows on loamy, sandy and rocky soils. [3]

The species was described in 1845 by German botanist Joachim Steetz. [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ozothamnus lepidophyllus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 "Ozothamnus lepidophyllus Steetz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Ozothamnus lepidophyllus". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. J. Steetz (1845). "Compositae". Plantae Preissianae (in Latin). 1 (3): 468. Wikidata   Q109555768.