Ozothamnus thyrsoideus

{{Short description|Species of shrub}}

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{{Speciesbox

|name = Sticky everlasting

|image = Ozothamnus thyrsoideus.jpg

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|genus = Ozothamnus

|species = thyrsoideus

|authority = DC.

|synonyms =

Helichrysum thyrsoideum (DC.) P.Morris & J.H.Willis

Helichrysum rosmarinifolium var. thyrsoideum (DC.) Maiden

}}

Ozothamnus thyrsoideus, commonly known as sticky everlasting, is a flowering shrub, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 2 metres in height. Leaves are 15 to 30 mm long and 1.5 to 2 mm wide. Flowerheads appear in terminal corymbs in the summer.{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Ozothamnus~thyrsoideus= |title=Ozothamnus thyrsoideus |accessdate=1 February 2014 |author=|work= PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia}}

The species was formally described in 1838 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, based on plant material collected in Tasmania.{{APNI | name = Ozothamnus thyrsoideus| id =57193 }}

It occurs in subalpine areas of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania.