Ozothamnus secundiflorus

(N.A.Wakef.) C.Jeffrey · species

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Ozothamnus

At a glance

Occurrence records1 261

Data sources7

Biological traits40

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections2

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Ozothamnus secundiflorus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility1 261 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI2 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page6 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources40 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF1 261 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 1 countries2 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

Genome at a glanceGoaTgenome

01Narrative

Ozothamnus secundiflorus, the cascade everlasting, is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height. Leaves are 6 to 10 mm long and 1.5 to 4 mm wide. These are dark green with grey hairs on the upper surface, and white tomentose below. The white flower heads appear in dense clusters along one side of the stem between December and February in the species' native range. The species was first formally described as Helichrysum secundiflorum by N.A. Wakefield in The Victorian Naturalist in 1951, based on plant material collected from Mount Cobberas by botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1854. The species was transferred to the genus Ozothamnus by C.Jefferey in 1976 in Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles It occurs in open woodland in subalpine and sheltered alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria. It is commonly seen amongst rocks in association with Eucalyptus pauciflora.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology18

Fruit length1.3 mm

Leaf length10 mm

Leaf length max10 mm

Leaf length min6 mm

Leaf mass per area105 g/m2

Leaf size88.75 mm²

Leaf width2 mm

Leaf width max2 mm

Leaf width min1.5 mm

Petiole length0.2 cm

Plant height2 m

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: 2 m · TRY: 1.77 m

Plant height max2 m

Plant height min0.5 m

Seed length0.82 mm

Seed mass0.154 mg

Seed mass max0.16 mg

Seed mass min0.152 mg

Seed width0.33 mm

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dispersal typewind

Flowering timeyynnnnnnnnny

Life span>50

⚠ sources differ — TRY: >50 · AusTraits: perennial · GIFT: perennial

Lifespan years50 years

Pollination syndromeinsect

Reproductive maturity5 years

Resprouting capacityresprouts

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatetemperate

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typeachene

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapenarrowly_oblanceolate narrowly_oblong

Woodinesswoody

Physiology & chemistry3

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Specific leaf area (SLA)10.76 mm²/mg

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ozothamnus secundiflorus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

Marker genes1

eDNA detections2

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★ITS2

fungal barcode

06Genome at a glanceGoaT

The complete instruction manual Ozothamnus secundiflorus carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Ploidydiploid inferred

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type1 261 records

Wild obs. + sensor857

Museum / vouchered400

Cultivated / captive3

Other1

Origin

Native86

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO1 824 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy89% within 1 km

≤100 m 565≤1 km 121≤10 km 87>10 km 1

774 georeferenced · 83 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor857

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy45% within 1 km

≤100 m 48≤1 km 114≤10 km 177>10 km 18

357 georeferenced · 43 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence400

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km

≤100 m 3

3 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living3

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions15 of 21 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	111
Canberra, AU	108
Mount Annan, AU	85
Adelaide, AU	15
Parkville, AU	13
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	9
Armidale, AU	9
Hobart, AU	8
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record	8
Brisbane, AU	7
Palmerston, AU	5
Stockholm, SE	4
Kew, GB	4
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	3
Kensington, AU	2
EL PASO, US	1
Wollongong, AU	1
Honolulu, US	1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record	1
BISHlocation not on record	1
Batemans Bay, AU	1

21 institutions · 397 of 400 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

09Environmental DNA2 detections

Where the DNA of Ozothamnus secundiflorus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found2

Studies independent surveys1

Countries1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 2 detections have coordinates

Open the map1 country0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median21.9 °C 21.9–21.9

Seasonal swing summer↔winter18.4 °C

Max temp (day)28.5 °C

Min temp (night)15.0 °C

Precipitation15.6 mm/mo

Air humidity43.4 %

Moisture balance-143 mm/mo

Vapour deficit1,624 Pa

Wind speed4.00 m/s

Cloud cover18.1 %

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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Ozothamnus secundiflorus

At a glance

Sources7 archives

Size & morphology18

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry3

At a glance

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

Record type1 261 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions15 of 21 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Signal

Where its DNA was found

How strong is each trace?

Modelled climatemodelled

Record type1 261 records