Sub-species
subsp. ozothamnoides
This small to medium size rounded shrub that produces masses of pail yellow star-shaped flowers with darker yellow anthers. The small obovate glossy dark green leaves are dotted with white waxy scales and has a short petiole attached to reddish twigs. 

It grows in shrubland on the New South Wales and Victorian highlands on moderately fertile well drained soil sandy soils. It is suitable for low borders and responds to mulching during summer.