''Ozothamnus lepidophyllus'' (common name scaly-leaved everlasting) is a shrub in the family

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, native to

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. It is erect, growing from 0.25 to 0.6 m high with white flowers and grows on loamy, sandy and rocky soils. The species was described in 1845 by German botanist Joachim Steetz.

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''Ozothamnus lepidophyllus'': images and occurrence data
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