Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Ozothamnus purpurascens

Common Name: Columnar Everlastingbush

Distribution: Endemic to TAS

General Information: Flowering December to January, shrub to 5 metres tall, leaves linear, glossy dark green, 5cm long. Flower heads pink/mauve/purple, terminal.

Specimen: Mountain River, TAS.

Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club, 2008, A Guide To Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.