Olearia

Olearia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and New Zealand. The genus includes herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, the latter unusual among the Asteraceae.


Selected species
Olearia angulata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is found only in New Zealand.

Olearia lyallii is a New Zealand plant from the genus Olearia. It is commonly known as the subantarctic tree daisy. The species is endemic to the Snares Islands and southern New Zealand, and has also established itself as an introduced species on the Auckland Islands, where the type specimen was described from. Olearia lyallii forms trees up to 10 m tall with trunks 50 cm in diameter.

Olearia lirata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Its common name is snowy daisybush. It is found in Australia - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

Olearia argophylla is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Its common names are musk daisybush, musktree, muskwood and silvershrub. It is found in Australia - New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

Olearia axillaris is a shrub of the Asteraceae family, found in coastal areas of Australia. Commonly known as the Coastal Daisybush, it was one of the first edible plants to be discovered by europeans.

Olearia chathamica is a species of flowering plant.

Olearia hectori

Olearia polita

Olearia fragrantissima

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Species
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