Biology:Ozothamnus rogersianus

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Short description: Species of shrub

Ozothamnus rogersianus
Ozothamnus rogersianus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ozothamnus
Species:
O. rogersianus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus rogersianus
(J.H.Willis) Anderb.[1]
Synonyms

Helichrysum rogersianus J.H.Willis

Ozothamnus rogersianus, commonly known as Nunniong everlasting, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[2]

It grows to 2.5 metres high and has narrowly linear leaves that are 10 to 40 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. These have green upper surfaces, while underneath they are covered with fine white hairs and a sticky yellowish resin. The white flower heads appear from December to March in the species' native range.[2]

The species was formally described in 1967 by botanist Jim Willis in Muelleria.[3] Willis gave it the name Helichrysum rogersianum. The species epithet honours Keith Rogers of Wulgulmerang who discovered it at Brumby Point on the Nunniong Plateau in East Gippsland.[4] In 1991, the species was transferred to the genus Ozothamnus.[1][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ozothamnus rogersianus". 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+rogersianus. Retrieved 3 March 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009. 
  3. , pp. 158 , Wikidata Q104234711
  4. "Helichrysum rogersianum". 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=Helichrysum+rogersianum. Retrieved 3 March 2013. 
  5. Anderberg, A.A. (1991). "Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae)". Opera Botanica 104: 89. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7116670 entry