Olearia revoluta
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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. revoluta
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| Binomial name | |
| Olearia revoluta | |
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Olearia revoluta is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, rounded shrub with linear to oblong leaves with the edges rolled under, and white daisy-like inflorescences.
Description[edit]
Olearia revoluta is an erect, rounded shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–1.2 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 11 in) and has many branches. The leaves are linear to oblong, 6.5–13 mm (0.26–0.51 in) long with the edges rolled under, the lower surface woolly-hairy. The heads or daisy-like "flowers" are arranged in leaf axils and are sessile or on a short peduncle with an oval to top-shaped involucre at the base. Each head has 4 to 8 white ray florets surrounding 6 to 10 disc florets. Flowering occurs between May and November.[2][3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Olearia revoluta was first described in 1867 by George Bentham in Flora Australiensis from specimens collected by Augustus Oldfield between the Murchison and southern Hutt Rivers.[3][4] The specific epithet (revoluta) means "revolute", referring to the edges of the leaves.[5]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This olearia grows in sand over sandstone, on the sandplains toward Geraldton and beyond Esperance in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains and Yalgoo bioregions of south-western Western Australia.[2]
Ecology[edit]
The seeds are harvested by the western rosella subspecies Platycercus icterotis icterotis.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Olearia revoluta". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Olearia revoluta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b Bentham, George; von Mueller, Ferdinand (1867). Flora Australiensis. Vol. 3. London: Lovell Reeve & Co. p. 476. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Olearia revoluta". APNI. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 294. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ^ Johnstone, R.E.; Storr, G.M. (1998). Taylor, Deborah (ed.). Handbook of Western Australian birds. Vol. v.1 — non passerines. Perth: Western Australian Museum. p. 301. ISBN 978-0730712084.