Ozothamnus rufescens
| Ozothamnus rufescens | |
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| League scrub, Australia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozothamnus rufescens | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helichrysum rufescens (DC.) N.T.Burb | |
Ozothamnus rufescens is an Australian shrub in the family Asteraceae, 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[edit]
- ^ "Ozothamnus rufescens". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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