Olearia odorata
| Olearia odorata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Olearia |
| Species: | O. odorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Olearia odorata Petrie[1] | |
Olearia odorata, the scented tree daisy, is a small divaricating shrub endemic to New Zealand's South Island, from the plant family Asteraceae. It has small light green leaves with a large amount of interlacing twigs and grows to around 2–4 metres in height.[2][3] In spring O. odorata produces many small white flowers.[4]
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.[5] This plant is a host for moth larvae including the nationally endangered Stathmopoda albimaculata and the nationally vulnerable Pseudocoremia cineracia.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Olearia odorata Petrie". Flora of New Zealand.
- ↑ "Product - Pukerau Nursery".
- ↑ "Olearia odorata Petrie". Plants of the World Online. 2026. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Robert J.B. Hoare; Eric D. Edwards; Carey Knox; Will T. Frost; Pascale Michel (April 2026). "Conservation status of Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2025" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 51: 1–58. ISSN 2324-1713. Wikidata Q139379012.
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