- Olearia elliptica
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Olearia elliptica 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Astereae Genus: Olearia Species: O. elliptica Binomial name Olearia elliptica
DC.[1]Olearia elliptica, commonly known as the sticky daisy bush, is a shrub in the Asteraceae family native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia.[2] It was named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1836.[1]
It grows as a shrub to 2 m (7 ft) high.The leaves are arranged alternately along the stems, and measure 2–11.5 cm (0.8-4.5 in) long and 0.5–3.8 cm wide. The flowerheads appear from November to May and are arranged in corymbs. The individual flowerheads are 1.1 to 2.6 cm in diameter, with 8 to 23 white ray florets and 8 to 30 yellow disc florets.[2]The range is from Berry northwards along central and eastern New South Wales to the Queensland border.[2] It is found in areas of annual rainfall of over 900 mm in the Sydney Basin.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Olearia elliptica DC.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=50342.
- ^ a b c New South Wales Flora Online: Olearia elliptica by Lander, N.S., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
- ^ Benson, Doug; McDougall, Lyn (1994). "Ecology of Sydney Plant Species Part 2: Dicotyledon families Asteraceae to Buddlejaceae". Cunninghamia 3 (4): 789–1004. ISSN 0727-9620. http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/97707/Benson_2i.pdf.
Categories:- Olearia
- Asterales of Australia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of Queensland
- Plants described in 1836
- Astereae stubs
- Australian asterid stubs
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