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Ozothamnus hookeri

Species of shrub From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ozothamnus hookeri
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Ozothamnus hookeri, commonly known as kerosene bush, is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 1 metre in height and has white-tomentose branchlets. The scale-like leaves are 4 to 5 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. These are green on the upper surface, and white tomentose below.[2] The flower heads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn[2] The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]

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The species was formally described in 1853 by German botanist Otto Wilhelm Sonder.[1] The Latin specific epithet hookeri refers to the English botanist William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865).[3]

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