| Ozothamnus hookeri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae |
| Genus: | Ozothamnus |
| Species: | O. hookeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ozothamnus hookeri Sond.[1] |
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Ozothamnus hookeri (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 flowerheads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn[2] The species occurs in boggy sites and subalpine heathland New South Wales and Tasmania.[2]