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