Ozothamnus hookeri

Ozothamnus hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Ozothamnus
Species:	O. hookeri
Binomial name
Ozothamnus hookeri Sond.[1]
Synonyms
Baccharis lepidophylla DC. Helichrysum baccharoides F.Muell. nom. illeg. Helichrysum baccharoides F.Muell. ex Benth. nom. illeg. Helichrysum hookeri (Sond.) Druce var. hookeri Helichrysum hookeri (Sond.) Druce Helichrysum lepidophyllum (DC.) Tovey & P.Morris nom. illeg. Helichrysum lepidophyllum (Steetz) F.Muell. ex Benth. Ozothamnus lepidophyllus (DC.) Hook.f. nom. illeg.

Ozothamnus hookeri (Kerosene Bush) is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 1 metre in height and has white-tomentose branchlets. The scale-like leaves are 4 to 5 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. These are green on the upper surface, and white tomentose below.^[2] The flowerheads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn^[2] The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Ozothamnus hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=56693. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Ozothamnus hookeri". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ozothamnus~hookeri=. Retrieved 2010-01-01.