Biology:Ozothamnus thyrsoideus
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Sticky everlasting | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. thyrsoideus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozothamnus thyrsoideus DC.
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| Synonyms | |
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Helichrysum thyrsoideum (DC.) P.Morris & J.H.Willis | |
Ozothamnus thyrsoideus, commonly known as sticky everlasting,[1] is a flowering shrub, endemic to south-eastern Australia . It grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 30 mm long and 1.5 to 2 mm wide. Flowerheads appear in terminal corymbs in the summer.[1]
The species was formally described in 1838 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, based on plant material collected in Tasmania.[2]
It occurs in subalpine areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ozothamnus thyrsoideus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ozothamnus~thyrsoideus=. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ozothamnus thyrsoideus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=57193.
Wikidata ☰ Q15577200 entry
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