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Ozothamnus whitei (N.T.Burb.) Anderb.
Family Asteraceae
Ozothamnus whitei (N.T.Burb.) Anderb. APNI*

Synonyms: Helichrysum whitei N.T.Burb. APNI*

Description: Straggling shrub to 1 m high; stems white with matted webby hairs.

Leaves lanceolate, 30–90 mm long, 5–15 mm wide, base cuneate, margins flat; lamina discolorous and with 3 longitudinal veins prominent on both surfaces, upper surface dark green and glabrous or viscid with glandular dots, lower surface white with a matted webby tomentum; petiole 4–15 mm long.

Inflorescence a loose panicle of corymbs, white-woolly; heads broad-campanulate, 3–4 mm long, 4–5 mm diam.; involucral bracts white-woolly, stiff, oblong, margins narrow-hyaline. Florets 20–24, all bisexual. Pappus bristles slightly clavate at the apex.


Flowering: spring–autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in forest on rocky hillsides, in the Gibraltar, McPherson, Tweed and Nightcap Ranges; rare.
NSW subdivisions: NC, NT
Other Australian states: Qld
AVH map***

Text by J. Everett
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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