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Ozothamnus hookeri
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. The flower heads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania.
The species was formally described in 1853 by German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder.
Helichrysum lanceolatum · Alpine Everlasting · Ozothamnus antennaria · Ozothamnus costatifructus · Wedge Leaf Everlasting · Kerosene Bush · Riceflower · Ozothamnus expansifolius · Tree Everlasting · Ozothamnus floribundus · Kerosene Weed · Scaly-leaved everlasting
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ozothamnus hookeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
