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Ozothamnus leptophyllus
Also called Golden Bush, Tauhinu
Ozothamnus leptophyllus, commonly known as tauhinu or cottonwood, is an endemic shrub of New Zealand. Tauhinu is fast-growing, reaching 2 metres in height and is a common plant of coastal farmland. This species is host to the larvae of the New Zealand endemic moth Homoeosoma anaspila.
This plant has also started to increase in popularity for revegetation and cultivation due to it being fast growing, easy, quite tolerant of many different conditions, which makes it perfect for sand dune restoration.
While Ozothamnus leptophyllus is endemic to New Zealand, the Ozothamnus genus is found globally. Ozothamnus leptophyllus is found throughout the whole of New Zealand, including the North, South, Stewart, and Auckland Islands. The species itself is quite common and as of 2012, it is in the conservation status of "Non Threatened".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ozothamnus leptophyllus 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.
