Biology:Ozothamnus obcordatus
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Short description: Species of shrub
| Ozothamnus obcordatus | |
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| Ozothamnus obcordatus, Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. obcordatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ozothamnus obcordatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helichrysum obcordatum (DC.) Benth. | |
Ozothamnus obcordatus, the grey everlasting, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae, native to the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia .[2]
It grows to 1.5 metres high and has obcordate, broad-elliptic obovate leaves which are 6 to 15 mm long and 3 to 6 mm wide.[2] These have tips that bend backwards and are shiny and green on the top and covered with grey hairs underneath.[2]
The species is regarded as having potential in commercial cut flower production.[3]
References
- ↑ "Ozothamnus obcordatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Ozothamnus+obcordatus. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Olearia obcordatus DC.". 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~obcordatus. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
- ↑ "Selection and Evaluation of Ozothamnus obcordatus and Chrysocephalum semipapposum as cut flowers". Institute for Horticultural Development. http://www.aff.org.au/Slater&Allen_rice_flowers_final.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
Wikidata ☰ Q7116669 entry
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