Ozothamnus rogersianus

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

Helichrysum rogersianusJ.H.Willis

Ozothamnus rogersianus, commonly known as Nunniong everlasting, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia. [2]

It grows to 2.5 metres high and has narrowly linear leaves that are 10 to 40 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. These have green upper surfaces, while underneath they are covered with fine white hairs and a sticky yellowish resin. The white flower heads appear from December to March in the species' native range. [2]

The species was formally described in 1967 by botanist Jim Willis in Muelleria . [3] Willis gave it the name Helichrysum rogersianum. The species epithet honours Keith Rogers of Wulgulmerang who discovered it at Brumby Point on the Nunniong Plateau in East Gippsland. [4] In 1991, the species was transferred to the genus Ozothamnus . [1] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ozothamnus rogersianus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  3. J.H. Willis (1967). "Systematic notes on the indigenous Australian flora" (PDF). Muelleria . 1 (3): 158. doi:10.5962/P.237615. ISSN   0077-1813. Wikidata   Q104234711.
  4. "Helichrysum rogersianum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  5. Anderberg, A.A. (1991). "Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae)". Opera Botanica. 104: 89.