Ozothamnus cupressoides is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia.[2] 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.[3] The flower heads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn[3] The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland in New South Wales and Victoria.[3] It was first formally described in 2010 in the journal Muelleria.[1]
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| Ozothamnus cupressoides in Baw Baw National Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. cupressoides
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| Ozothamnus cupressoides | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Ozothamnus cupressoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.
- ^ a b c "Ozothamnus sp. 1 sensu Fl. Victoria (1999)". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
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