Olearia megalophylla
Olearia megalophylla, the large-leaf daisy bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[2] It is a shrub up to 2 metres high with scattered leaves. These are dark green above, woolly underneath, and are 20 to 120 mm long and 6 to 28 mm wide.[2] The flower heads have 5 to 9 white ray florets and 9 to 14 yellow disc florets.[2] The species was first formally described by Ferdinand von Mueller in Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania in 1859 and named Eurybia megalophylla. In 1865, he placed the species in the genus Aster and finally in Olearia in 1867.[1] It occurs in moist sclerophyll forest in south-eastern New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
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References
- "Olearia megalophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Olearia megalophylla". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
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