Short-leaf Daisy-bush: In Seed

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:

In Seed

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.

This species is classed as

LC (Least Concern)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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