Ozothamnus obcordatus

Ozothamnus obcordatus
Ozothamnus obcordatus, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Ozothamnus
Species:	O. obcordatus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus obcordatus DC.[1]
Synonyms
Helichrysum obcordatum (DC.) Benth. Cassinia obovata A.Cunn. ex DC.

Ozothamnus obcordatus (Grey Everlasting) is a shrub in the family Asteraceae, native to the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.^[2]

It grows to 1.5 metres high and has obcordate, broad-elliptic obovate leaves which are 6 to 15 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide.^[2] These have tips that bend backwards and are shiny and green on the top and covered with grey hairs underneath.^[2]

The species is regarded as having potential in commercial cut flower production.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Ozothamnus obcordatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Ozothamnus+obcordatus. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Olearia obcordatus DC.". 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~obcordatus. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
3. ^ "Selection and Evaluation of Ozothamnus obcordatus and Chrysocephalum semipapposum as cut flowers". Institute for Horticultural Development. http://www.aff.org.au/Slater&Allen_rice_flowers_final.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-03.