Olearia microphylla

Olearia microphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Olearia
Species: O. microphylla
Binomial name
Olearia microphylla
(Vent.) Maiden & Betche[1]
Synonyms
  • Aster microphyllus Vent.
  • Eurybia microphylla (Vent.) DC

Olearia microphylla, commonly known as the small-leaved daisy bush, is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family. It gained its current name in 1916.[1]

It is found in sclerophyll forest, associated with such species as Eucalyptus sieberi and Eucalyptus sclerophylla.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olearia microphylla (Vent.) Maiden & Betche". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1994). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 2: Dicotyledon families Asteraceae to Buddlejaceae" (PDF). Cunninghamia 3 (4): 789–1004. ISSN 0727-9620.
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