Tree Everlasting

Tree Everlasting

Tree Everlasting

Ozothamnus ferrugineus

Flowers all have both male and female organs.

Details Description
Type
Shrub
Group
Daisy
Identifying Characteristics

Erect shrub or small tree growing between 2-5 m tall. Linear to linear-lanceolate leaves. Upper leaf surface is green in colour and the lower leaf surface is white to creamy-white. Broad, flat terminal clusters of white daisy-like flower heads. There are 80-300 flower heads in each inflorescence. Flowers from November-February.
Distinctive Features

Yellow-green bracts surround the buds before they open.
Life Form Group
Shrub
Life Form Codes
Medium Shrub (MS)
EVC types
EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ozothamnus
Tree Everlasting
Occurs in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.