Ozothamnus rogersianus

Ozothamnus rogersianus, commonly known as Nunniong Everlasting, is a shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Victoria, Australia.[2]

Ozothamnus rogersianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Gnaphalieae
Genus:	Ozothamnus
Species:	O. rogersianus
Binomial name
Ozothamnus rogersianus (J.H.Willis ) Anderb.[1]
Synonyms
Helichrysum rogersianus J.H.Willis

It grows to 2.5 metres high and has narrowly linear leaves that are 10 to 40 mm long and 1 to 2 mm wide. These have green upper surfaces, while underneath they are covered with fine white hairs and a sticky yellowish resin. The white flower heads appear from December to March in the species' native range.[2]

The species was formally described in 1967 by botanist Jim Willis in Muelleria.[3] Willis gave it the name Helichrysum rogersianum. The species epithet honours Keith Rogers of Wulgulmerang who discovered it at Brumby Point on the Nunniong Plateau in East Gippsland.[4] In 1991 the species was transferred to the genus Ozothamnus.[1][5]

References

1. "Ozothamnus rogersianus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
3. J.H. Willis (1967). "Systematic notes on the indigenous Australian flora" (PDF). Muelleria. 1 (3): 158. ISSN 0077-1813. Wikidata Q104234711.
4. "Helichrysum rogersianum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
5. Anderberg, A.A. (1991). "Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Tribe Gnaphalieae (Asteraceae)". Opera Botanica. 104: 89.