Ozothamnus expansifolius is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of Ozothamnus

Ozothamnus

Ozothamnus is a genus of plants found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia.There are 53 species , including the following:*Ozothamnus adnatus - Winged Everlasting*Ozothamnus alpinus - Alpine Everlasting...

. It is a small pine-like plant, it has flowers that are white or reddish-brown, and the fruit achene

Achene

An achene is a type of simple dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate and indehiscent...

 grows on it. The plant's habitat is on mountain slopes and heaths

Heath (habitat)

A heath or heathland is a dwarf-shrub habitat found on mainly low quality acidic soils, characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, often dominated by plants of the Ericaceae. There are some clear differences between heath and moorland...

 at altitudes of 900-1200m. It can tolerate snowfalls and it can adapt to semi-shaded or sunny places. It is a hybrid of O. ledifolius and O. hookeri

Ozothamnus hookeri

Ozothamnus hookeri 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...

. The common name of the plant is Crowded-leaf everlasting.

External links

• Australia National Botanic Gardens
• Understory Network