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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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. hookeri
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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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ozothamnus hookeri". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b c "Ozothamnus hookeri". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 244, at Google Books
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