Grey Everlasting- native (Ozothamnus obcordatus)

Family: Asteraceae.

Native.

Occurrence: A common and widespread bushland plant.

Identification:

• it is an erect shrub
• it has small oval leaves that are glossy-green above and grey beneath
• it has clusters of small yellow button flowers
• the flowers turn grey as they mature (and hence"grey everlasting").

Photos: 1: In bud. Eureka. 2: Eureka. 3: Lockwood Cemetery.

4: Branch showing leaf undersurface. This photo: Max Schlachter.