Olearia odorata, the 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.[2] In spring O. odorata produces many small white flowers.[3]
| Olearia odorata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Olearia |
| Species: | O. odorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Olearia odorata Petrie[1]
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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.[4] This plant is associated with the nationally endangered moth Stathmopoda albimaculata.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Olearia odorata Petrie". Flora of New Zealand.
- ^ "Product - Pukerau Nursery".
- ^ "Olearia odorata - Oratia Native Plant Nursery".
- ^ "Olearia shrubs: Unique divaricating species". Archived from the original on 29 January 2018.
- ^ Patrick, B. H. (2000). Lepidoptera of small-leaved divaricating Olearia in New Zealand and their conservation priority (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 21. ISBN 0478220154. OCLC 48661253.
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