Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

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Olearia montana

Common name

A Daisy-bush

Family

Asteraceae

Where found

Dry forest and woodland. In and near the Tinderry Range east of the ACT.

Notes

Shrub to 2 m high. Leaves alternating up the stems, scattered, 1.3–4.3 cm long, 7–18 mm wide, tips blunt, without a mucro; margins toothed, flat, upper surface almost hairless, lower surface beige-felted. Flower heads 18–27 mm in diameter overall. 'Petals' 17–28, mauve to white, and purple or beige to yellow centres. Flower heads in clusters at the tops of the stems. Flowering: September–October

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Olearia~montana  (accessed! 29 January, 2021)