Leucopogon ozothamnoides

Leucopogon ozothamnoides is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a weak shrub that typically grows to a height of up to about 20 cm (7.9 in). Its leaves are egg-shaped and striated, 2.0–4.2 mm (0.079–0.165 in) long and pressed closely against the stem. In other respects, it is very similar to Leucopogon fimbriatus.^[2][3]

Leucopogon ozothamnoides
Conservation status
Priority One — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Leucopogon
Species:	L. ozothamnoides
Binomial name
Leucopogon ozothamnoides Benth.[1]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[1]
Styphelia ozothamnoides (Benth.) F.Muell.

The species was first formally described in 1868 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield in a "dry sandy situation near Kinderup.^[2][4] The specific epithet (ozothamnoides) means "Ozothamnus-like".^[5]

Leucopogon ozothamnoides occurs in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions of south-western Western Australia and is listed "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,^[3] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk.^[6]