Olearia algida
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Olearia algida, Mount Baw Baw, Victoria | |
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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
- ^ a b "Olearia algida". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ a b c d "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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