Ozothamnus stirlingii, commonly known as Ovens everlasting,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and grows in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.
Ozothamnus stirlingii is a shrub to 3 m (9.8 ft) high with covered in short, matted hairs.
Flowering occurs from November to February and the fruit is a cypsela, egg-shaped and covered with bristles about 4 mm (0.16 in) long.
[5] In 1991 Arne A. Anderberg changed the name to Ozothamnus stirlingii and the description was published in Opera Botanica.
[7] Ovens everlasting grows at higher altitudes in montane forests and subalpine woodland in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.