- Olearia stuartii
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Olearia stuartii 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Astereae Genus: Olearia Species: O. stuartii Binomial name Olearia stuartii
(F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.[1]Synonyms - Aster megalodontus F.Muell.
- Aster stuartii (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
- Eurybia stuartii F.Muell.
Olearia stuartii is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family.[2]
It has an erect, branching habit and grows to between 40 and 90 cm high. The stems are woody and leaves are 10 to 25 mm long and 2 to 8 mm wide. The daisy-like flowerheads appear between June and September in the species native range. These have blue to mauve ray florets and yellow disc florets.[2]
The species occurs in woodland and on rocky hills in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory.[2]
References
- ^ "Olearia stuartii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Olearia+stuartii. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ a b c "Olearia stuartii". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=Compositae&genus=Olearia&species=stuartii. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
Categories:- Olearia
- Asterales of Australia
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of South Australia
- Flora of Western Australia
- Astereae stubs
- Australian asterid stubs
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