Olearia algida

Olearia algida
Olearia algida, Mount Baw Baw, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Olearia
Species: O. algida
Binomial name
Olearia algida
N.A.Wakef. [1]

Olearia algida (Alpine Daisy-bush) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2] It is a shrub to 1 metre high with crowded leaves. These are dark green above and woolly underneath and have revolute edges.[2][3] The flowerheads have 2 to 6 white ray florets.[2] The species was first formally described in The Victorian Naturalist in 1956 by Norman Wakefield.[1] It occurs near swampy areas within heath and grassland in high altitude areas of south-eastern New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olearia algida". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Olearia algida". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  3. Corrick, M.G. & Fuhrer, B.A. (2001). Wildflowers of Victoria and adjoining areas. Australia: Bloomings Books. ISBN 1876473142.


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