Ozothamnus hookeri, commonly known as 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 flower heads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn[2] The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]
ozothamnus, hookeri, commonly, known, kerosene, bush, aromatic, shrub, species, endemic, australia, grows, between, metre, height, white, tomentose, branchlets, scale, like, leaves, long, wide, these, green, upper, surface, white, tomentose, below, flower, hea. Ozothamnus hookeri commonly known as 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 flower heads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn 2 The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania 2 Ozothamnus hookeri Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Clade Asterids Order Asterales Family Asteraceae Genus Ozothamnus Species O hookeri Binomial name Ozothamnus hookeriSond 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 amp P Morris nom illeg Helichrysum lepidophyllum Steetz F Muell ex Benth Ozothamnus lepidophyllus DC Hook f nom illeg The species was formally described in 1853 by German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder 1 The Latin specific epithet hookeri refers to the English botanist William Jackson Hooker 1785 1865 3 References edit a b Ozothamnus hookeri Australian Plant Name Index APNI IBIS database Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research Australian Government a b c Ozothamnus hookeri PlantNET New South Wales Flora Online Royal Botanic Gardens amp Domain Trust Sydney Australia Retrieved 1 January 2010 Allen J Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants p 244 at Google Books This Gnaphalieae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Australian asterid article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ozothamnus hookeri amp oldid 1084850146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
