Ozothamnus leptophyllus Breitwieser and J.M. Ward 1997 (Asteraceae/Compositae)

Tauhinu, Cottonwood

Synonyms:

Cassinia leptophylla (Forst. f.) R. Br. in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 12, 1817, 126 (This is the name featured in most of the standard reference books on New Zealand Flora

Calea leptophylla G.Forst.,

Olearia xanthophylla Colenso

Derivation ; Ozo = smell; thamnos = shrub; lepto = thin, fine or slight, phylla - leaves

27 December 2006, Rimmers Beach Access Track, Helensville

Tauhinu in bud. Note: The round leaves are intertined Muehlenbeckia.

27 December 2006, Rimmers Beach Access Track, Helensville

At one point, it was being mooted as a commercial crop, in that one of its component alkaloids featured as an ingredient in contraceptive pills.

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