Ozothamnus lepidophyllus

Ozothamnus lepidophyllus (common name scaly-leaved everlasting)^[3] is a shrub in the family Asteraceae,^[1] native to Western Australia.^[2] It is erect, growing from 0.25 to 0.6 m high with white flowers and grows on loamy, sandy and rocky soils.^[3]

Ozothamnus lepidophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Ozothamnus
Species:	O. lepidophyllus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus lepidophyllus Steetz[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cassinia rubra Buchanan Helichrysum lepidophyllum F.Muell. ex Benth. Helichrysum steetzianum Tovey & P.Morris

The species was described in 1845 by German botanist Joachim Steetz.^[1][4]