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'''''Olearia''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Asteraceae]]. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]] and [[New Zealand]]. The genus includes [[herbaceous]] plants, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s. The latter are unusual among the Asteraceae and are called ''Tree daisies'' in New Zealand. All bear the familiar daisy-like [[pseudanthium|composite]] flowerheads.
'''''Olearia''''' is a genus of [[flowering plant]]s belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Asteraceae]]. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in [[Australia]], [[New Guinea]] and [[New Zealand]]. The genus includes [[herbaceous]] plants, [[shrub]]s and small [[tree]]s. The latter are unusual among the Asteraceae and are called ''Tree daisies'' in New Zealand. All bear the familiar daisy-like [[pseudanthium|composite]] flowerheads.


The genus is named after [[Adam Olearius]], a 17th-century German scholar.<ref name=AZPLA>{{cite book|last=Coombes|first=Allen J.|title=The A to Z of plant names|year=2012|publisher=Timber Press|location=USA|isbn=9781604694962|pages=312}}</ref>
The genus is named after [Johann Gottfried Olearius, a 17th-century German scholar and author of ''Specimen Florae Hallensis''.<ref> Moench, Conrad. 1802. Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas. pp. 254-255</ref>


''Olearia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Aenetus|Aenetus ligniveren]]'', which burrows into the trunk.
''Olearia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Aenetus|Aenetus ligniveren]]'', which burrows into the trunk.

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Olearia
Olearia stuartii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Olearia

Species

See text.

Olearia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand. The genus includes herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees. The latter are unusual among the Asteraceae and are called Tree daisies in New Zealand. All bear the familiar daisy-like composite flowerheads.

The genus is named after [Johann Gottfried Olearius, a 17th-century German scholar and author of Specimen Florae Hallensis.[1]

Olearia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Aenetus ligniveren, which burrows into the trunk.

Species

Selected species

References

  1. ^ Moench, Conrad. 1802. Supplementum ad Methodum Plantas. pp. 254-255
  • "Olearia Moench". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  • PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online: Olearia
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