Olearia teretifolia

Cypress daisy bush
Olearia teretifolia in the Muckleford Forest, Victoria, Australia.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Astereae
Genus:	Olearia
Species:	O. teretifolia
Binomial name
Olearia teretifolia (Sond.) F.Muell. ex Benth.

Olearia teretifolia is an Australian plant in the genus Olearia. Its common name is cypress daisy bush.

It is a light open shrub reaching a maximum height of 1.5m. Its rodlike leaves are about 6 mm long. White daisy-like flowers about 6 mm in diameter cover the bush in August to October.

It is typically found in Box-Ironbark forests, ranging from South Australia across Victoria.

Under cultivation, it can be pruned after flowering to encourage a bushy shape. It is frost-resistant.

In natural setting amongst gold-dust wattle