Ozothamnus rufescens
Ozothamnus rufescens | |
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League scrub, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
Genus: | Ozothamnus |
Species: | O. rufescens |
Binomial name | |
Ozothamnus rufescens DC. | |
Synonyms | |
Helichrysum rufescens (DC.) N.T.Burb |
Ozothamnus rufescens is an Australian shrub in the Daisy family, native to the states of New South Wales and Queensland. Usually seen on the edges of rainforests, up to 4 metres in height. The southernmost point of its natural distribution is near Muswellbrook, New South Wales.[1]
This plant first appeared in scientific literature in the year 1838, in the Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis authored by the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
References
- ↑ "Ozothamnus rufescens". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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