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.[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 Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ozothamnus
Species:
O. hookeri
Binomial name
Ozothamnus hookeri
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 & 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
  1. "Ozothamnus hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Ozothamnus hookeri". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  3. Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 244, at Google Books


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