Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Genus Olearia | Order Asterales Tribe Astereae Rank Species | |
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Similar Olearia lacunosa, Olearia arborescens, Olearia rani, Olearia lyallii, Olearia colensoi | ||
Olearia odorata or scented tree daisy is a small divaricating shrub endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It has small light green leaves with a large amount of interlacing twigs and grows to around 2–4m in height. In spring O. odorata produces many small white flowers.
Remnants of this bush that grow in Otago are home to native moths and insects, and areas with this species are now being protected with covenants.
References
Olearia odorata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA