Olearia revoluta
| Olearia revoluta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Olearia |
| Species: | O. revoluta
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| Binomial name | |
| Olearia revoluta | |
Olearia revoluta is a plant species in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that is endemic to Western Australia.
Description
It is a shrub, erect and rounded in habit, attaining a height between 0.5–1.2 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 11 in). The inflorescence is white, flowering between May and November.[1]
Olearia revoluta occurs in sand over sandstone, on the sandplains toward Geraldton and beyond Esperance in Western Australia.
Taxonomy
The name was first described by George Bentham in the Flora Australiensis (1867).[1][2] The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) notes this name is also misapplied to Olearia ramulosa (Labill.) Benth.[3]
Ecology
The seeds are harvested by the western rosella subspecies Platycercus icterotis icterotis.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Olearia revoluta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bentham, G. (1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3
- ^ "Olearia revoluta Benth. (misapplied to Olearia ramulosa)". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Johnstone, R.E.; Storr, G.M. (1998). Taylor, Deborah (ed.). Handbook of Western Australian birds. Vol. v.1 — non passerines. Perth: Western Australian Museum. p. 301. ISBN 978-0730712084.