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Ozothamnus cupressoides

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Gnaphalieae

Scientific name
  
Ozothamnus cupressoides

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Ozothamnus

Higher classification
  
Daisy family

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Similar
  
Ozothamnus secundiflorus, Daisy family, Ozothamnus hookeri, Ozothamnus

Ozothamnus cupressoides is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. Common names include scaly everlasting, lattice everlasting or kerosene bush. It grows to between 0.5 and 1 metre in height and has white-tomentose branchlets. The scale-like leaves are 1 to 3 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. These are green on the upper surface, and white tomentose below. The flowerheads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland in New South Wales and Victoria. It was first formally described in 2010 in the journal Muelleria.

References

Ozothamnus cupressoides Wikipedia