Olearia argophylla, commonly known as musk daisy-bush, native musk or silver shrub,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub or tree with silvery branchlets, egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, and white and yellow, daisy-like inflorescences.
Olearia argophylla is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of up to about 10 m (33 ft), and has fissured to slightly stringy or flaky bark. Its branchlets are densely covered with fine, silvery or pale brown hairs pressed against the surface. The leaves are arranged alternately, egg-shaped to broadly elliptic, mostly 30–120 mm (1.2–4.7 in) long and 20–70 mm (0.79–2.76 in) wide on a petiole up to 25 mm (0.98 in) long, and have toothed edges. The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and the lower surface covered with minute, woolly, white or silvery hairs.[3][4][5]
The heads are 13–27 mm (0.51–1.06 in) wide and arranged in corymbs on the ends of branchlets, each corymb on a peduncle up to 20 mm (0.79 in) long. Each head or daisy-like "flower" has three to eight white ray florets, the petal-like ligule 4–10 mm (0.16–0.39 in) long, surrounding three to eight yellow disc florets. Flowering mainly occurs from September to February and the fruit is a straw-coloured or pinkish achene 2.5–4.0 mm (0.098–0.157 in) long, the pappus with 26–43 bristles about 5 mm (0.20 in) long.[3][4][5]
Olearia argophylla commonly grows on cool moist sheltered slopes and in fern gullies in taller eucalypt forests south from the Whian Whian State Conservation Area in eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, through most of eastern Victoria apart from the Grampians to Tasmania where it is common and widespread.[3][4][11]
Use in horticultureedit
Olearia argophylla can be propagated from seed or from cuttings. It prefers partial to full shade in soils that are neutral or slightly acidic, and is frost tolerant.[12]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Olearia argophylla". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Australia, National Museum of (1 January 1875). "Aster Argophyllus". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
^ abcdLander, Nicholas S. "Olearia argophylla". Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ abcWalsh, Neville G.; Lander, Nicholas S. "Olearia argophylla". Royal Boatanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Aster argophyllus". APNI. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Labillardière, Jacques (1806). Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. Vol. 2. Paris. p. 52. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Olearia argophyllus". APNI. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Eurybia argophylla". APNI. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Cassini, Henri (1825). Cuvier, Frédéric (ed.). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Vol. 37 (2 ed.). p. 487. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Jordan, Greg. "Olearia argophylla". University of Tasmania. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^"Olearia argophylla". fe.yarraranges.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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olearia, argophylla, commonly, known, musk, daisy, bush, native, musk, silver, shrub, species, flowering, plant, family, asteraceae, endemic, south, eastern, australia, shrub, tree, with, silvery, branchlets, shaped, elliptic, leaves, white, yellow, daisy, lik. Olearia argophylla commonly known as musk daisy bush native musk or silver shrub 3 is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to south eastern Australia It is a shrub or tree with silvery branchlets egg shaped to elliptic leaves and white and yellow daisy like inflorescences Musk daisy bushOlearia argophyllaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder AsteralesFamily AsteraceaeGenus OleariaSpecies O argophyllaBinomial nameOlearia argophylla Labill F Muell ex Benth 1 Synonyms 1 Aster argophylla N G Walsh amp Lander orth var Aster argophyllus Labill Aster argophyllus Labill var argophyllus Eurybia argophylla Labill Cass Olearia argophylla Labill F Muell ex Benth var argophylla Shawia argophylla Labill Sch Bip Shawia argophylla Labill Baill isonymBotanical specimen from 1806 2 Contents 1 Description 2 Taxonomy 3 Distribution and habitat 4 Use in horticulture 5 ReferencesDescription editOlearia argophylla is a shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of up to about 10 m 33 ft and has fissured to slightly stringy or flaky bark Its branchlets are densely covered with fine silvery or pale brown hairs pressed against the surface The leaves are arranged alternately egg shaped to broadly elliptic mostly 30 120 mm 1 2 4 7 in long and 20 70 mm 0 79 2 76 in wide on a petiole up to 25 mm 0 98 in long and have toothed edges The upper surface of the leaves is glabrous and the lower surface covered with minute woolly white or silvery hairs 3 4 5 The heads are 13 27 mm 0 51 1 06 in wide and arranged in corymbs on the ends of branchlets each corymb on a peduncle up to 20 mm 0 79 in long Each head or daisy like flower has three to eight white ray florets the petal like ligule 4 10 mm 0 16 0 39 in long surrounding three to eight yellow disc florets Flowering mainly occurs from September to February and the fruit is a straw coloured or pinkish achene 2 5 4 0 mm 0 098 0 157 in long the pappus with 26 43 bristles about 5 mm 0 20 in long 3 4 5 Taxonomy editMusk daisy bush was first formally described in 1806 by Jacques Labillardiere who gave it the name Aster argophyllus in his book Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 6 7 In 1867 George Bentham changed the name to Olearia argophylla in Flora Australiensis 8 In 1825 Henri Cassini changed Labillardiere s name Aster argophyllus to Eurybia argophylla in Frederic Cuvier s Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 9 10 but this name is considered a synonym by the Australian Plant Census 1 Distribution and habitat editOlearia argophylla commonly grows on cool moist sheltered slopes and in fern gullies in taller eucalypt forests south from the Whian Whian State Conservation Area in eastern New South Wales the Australian Capital Territory through most of eastern Victoria apart from the Grampians to Tasmania where it is common and widespread 3 4 11 Use in horticulture editOlearia argophylla can be propagated from seed or from cuttings It prefers partial to full shade in soils that are neutral or slightly acidic and is frost tolerant 12 References edit a b c Olearia argophylla Australian Plant Census Retrieved 22 February 2022 Australia National Museum of 1 January 1875 Aster Argophyllus National Museum of Australia Retrieved 19 March 2020 a b c d Lander Nicholas S Olearia argophylla Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Retrieved 22 February 2022 a b c Walsh Neville G Lander Nicholas S Olearia argophylla Royal Boatanic Gardens Victoria Retrieved 22 February 2022 a b Wood Betty Oleaaria argophylla Lucid Keys Retrieved 22 February 2022 Aster argophyllus APNI Retrieved 22 February 2022 Labillardiere Jacques 1806 Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen Vol 2 Paris p 52 Retrieved 22 February 2022 Olearia argophyllus APNI Retrieved 22 February 2022 Eurybia argophylla APNI Retrieved 22 February 2022 Cassini Henri 1825 Cuvier Frederic ed Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles Vol 37 2 ed p 487 Retrieved 22 February 2022 Jordan Greg Olearia argophylla University of Tasmania Retrieved 22 February 2022 Olearia argophylla fe yarraranges vic gov au Retrieved 22 February 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olearia argophylla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olearia argophylla amp oldid 1192076139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
