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Ozothamnus lepidophyllus

Ozothamnus lepidophyllus is a shrub in the family Asteraceae, native to Western Australia. It is erect, growing from 0.25 to 0.6 m high with white flowers and grows on loamy, sandy and rocky soils.

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Ozothamnus lepidophyllus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ozothamnus
Species:
O. lepidophyllus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus lepidophyllus
Synonyms2

Cassinia rubra Buchanan
Helichrysum lepidophyllum F.Muell. ex Benth.
Helichrysum steetzianum Tovey & 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.14

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References

  1. "Ozothamnus lepidophyllus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Ozothamnus lepidophyllus Steetz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. "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.
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