Ozothamnus rufescens
Ozothamnus rufescens | |
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League scrub, Australia | |
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Tribe: | Gnaphalieae
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Species: | O. rufescens
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Ozothamnus rufescens | |
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Helichrysum rufescens (DC.) |
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 30 January 2012.
Categories:
- Ozothamnus
- Asterales of Australia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Plants described in 1838
- Gnaphalieae stubs
- Australian asterid stubs