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Asteraceae

Cottonwood

Ozothamnus leptophyllus (G.Forst.) Breitw. & J.M.Ward

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Ozothamnus

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Cottonwood: Ozothamnus leptophyllus by Peter de Lange via iNaturalist
Photo: Peter de Lange, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
English
Cottonwood
Igbo
Cottonwood
Māori
Tauhinu

Synonyms

  • Calea leptophylla G.Forst.
  • Cassinia albida var. albida
  • Cassinia albida var. canescens Cockayne
  • Cassinia cinerea Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
  • Cassinia fulvida var. fulvida
  • Cassinia fulvida var. linearis Kirk
  • Cassinia fulvida var. montana Allan
  • Cassinia fulvida var. montana Cockayne
  • Cassinia leptophylla (G.Forst.) R.Br.
  • Cassinia leptophylla var. leptophylla
  • Cassinia leptophylla var. spathulata (Colenso) Kirk
  • Cassinia spathulata Colenso
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. albida Kirk
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. canescens (Cockayne) Allan
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. pallida Allan
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. rubra (Buchanan) Kirk
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. serpentina Cockayne & Allan
  • Cassinia vauvilliersii var. vauvilliersii

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.