Olearia rugosa
Common Name:
Wrinkled Daisy-bush
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Midlands, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (NSTWZ) also NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Damp forest
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Near coastal swampy heathlands
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Flower Description:
Flower heads white with yellow of purplish centres
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Habit:
Shrub to 2.5 m high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This is a spindly shrub with deeply wrinkled broad leaves and hairy stems. Leaves are green above and brownish below due to dense hair coverage
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria