Short-leaf Daisy-bush
Seed Pods
Ellura
Short-leaf Daisy-bush
Seed in Pod
 
                      
Short-leaf Daisy-bush (Olearia brachyphylla)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Sunflowers (Asterales)
Family: Daisy (Asteraceae)
Species: Short-leaf Daisy-bush (Olearia brachyphylla)
This Photo:     Seed Pod

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Small white flower with 8 petals. Buds are green & white with red highlights.
Leaves are very small and felted underneath.
Stems are soft and pale green when new, hardening to grey wood with age.
A low dense bush, which blends into the background until it flowers, when it stands out like a beacon.

Copyright © 2012-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 14-Dec-2012
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)