Olearia is a genus of flowering plant

Flowering plant

The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s belonging to the family Asteraceae

Asteraceae

The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...

. There are about 130 different species within the genus found mostly in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, New Guinea

New Guinea

New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...

 and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

. The genus includes herbaceous

Herbaceous

A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 plants, shrub

Shrub

A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...

s and small tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

s, the latter unusual among the Asteraceae.

Olearia species are used as food plants by the larva

Larva

A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...

e of some Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

 species including Aenetus ligniveren

Aenetus

Aenetus is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 24 described species found in Indonesia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Australia and New Zealand. Most species have green or blue forewings and reddish hindwings but some are predominantly brown or white...

, which burrows into the trunk.

Selected species

Olearia albida – tanguru Olearia algida Olearia algida Olearia algida is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a shrub to 1 metre high with crowded leaves. These are dark green above and woolly underneath and have revolute edges. The flowerheads have 2 to 6 white ray florets. The species was first formally described in The... - alpine daisy-bush Olearia allomii Olearia angulata Olearia angulata Olearia angulata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007.... Olearia angustifolia Olearia arborescens – common tree daisy Olearia argophylla Olearia argophylla Olearia argophylla is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Its common names are musk daisybush, musktree, muskwood and silvershrub. It is found in Australia, specifically in New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria. It grows as a tall shrub or tree characteristic of wet... - musk daisy-bush, Native musk, Silver shrub Olearia asterotricha - rough daisy-bush Olearia astroloba Olearia astroloba Olearia astroloba, commonly known as Marble Daisy-bush, is a rare shrub species in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the state of Victoria in Australia.-Description:... - marble daisy-bush Olearia avicennifolia – Akeake Akeake Akeake is the Maori name of at least three New Zealand species of tree:*Dodonaea viscosa*Olearia traversiorum*Olearia avicenniaefoliaAkeake is a small tree that can grow up to in height... Olearia axillaris Olearia axillaris Olearia axillaris is a shrub of the Asteraceae family, found in coastal areas of Australia. Commonly known as the Coastal Daisybush, it was one of the first edible plants to be discovered by Europeans.-Description:... - coast daisy-bush Olearia buchananii Olearia capillaris Olearia chathamica Olearia chathamica Olearia chathamica is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.-Source:* de Lange, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007.... Olearia cheesmanii – streamside tree daisy Olearia ciliata - fringed daisy-bush Olearia colensoi Olearia colensoi Olearia colensoi is a shrub that is endemic to New Zealand. It is known by the Māori names of Kūmarahou, Kūmararaunui and Tūpare and the European name of leatherwood.-External links:* Ngā Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants... Olearia covenyi Olearia covenyi Olearia covenyi is an Australian shrub from the daisy family. It grows to three metres tall. The habitat is eucalyptus forest in mountain regions of northern New South Wales. South from Tenterfield to Barrington Tops, including areas near Yarrowitch and Nundle.The original specimen was collected... Olearia coriacea Olearia elliptica Olearia elliptica Olearia elliptica, commonly known as the sticky daisy bush, is a shrub in the Asteraceae family native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. It was named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1836.... - sticky daisy-bush Olearia ericoides Olearia erubescens Olearia erubescens Olearia erubescens, commonly known as Moth Daisy-bush or Pink-tip Daisy-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is a shrub with stiff, prickly leaves and white "daisy" flowers, growing up to 2 metres high. The species occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New... - pink-tip daisy-bush, moth daisy-bush Olearia flocktoniae - Dorrigo daisy-bush Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda Olearia floribunda, commonly known as Heath Daisy-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows to 2 metres in height and produces white "daisy" flowerheads between July and February in the species native range. It occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia.... - heath daisy-bush Olearia fragrantissima Olearia fragrantissima Olearia fragrantissima is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* de Lange, P.J. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007.... Olearia frostii - Bogong daisy-bush Olearia furfuracea - akepiro Olearia glandulosa - swamp daisy-bush Olearia hectori Olearia hectori Olearia hectori is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.Olearia hectorii, also known as Hectors tree daisy, is one of the most threatened of New Zealand's eight olearia species, all of which are part of a national recovery plan.Olearia hectorii or... Olearia hookeri Olearia ilicifolia Olearia ilicifolia Mountain Holly is a shrub or small tree endemic to New Zealand also referred to as Hakeke or New Zealand Holly. It is a spreading shrub or small tree of the family Asteraceae, and has largely serrated and undulating grey-green leaves... – hakeke Olearia insignis Olearia iodochroa - violet daisy-bush Olearia lacunosa Olearia ledifolia Olearia lepidophylla - club-moss daisy-bush Olearia lirata Olearia lirata Olearia lirata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It occurs in moist forest and scrub in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.... - snowy daisy-bush Olearia lyallii Olearia lyallii Olearia lyallii is a New Zealand plant from the genus Olearia. It is commonly known as the subantarctic tree daisy. The species is endemic to the Snares Islands and southern New Zealand, and has also established itself as an introduced species on the Auckland Islands, where the type specimen was...

Olearia macrodonta Olearia macrodonta Olearia macrodontia is a small sub-alpine evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand, from the plant family Asteraceae. It is closely related to the narrow leaved Olearia ilicifolia, with which it shares several characteristics including largely undulating and serrated grey-green leaves... - mountain holly, New Zealand holly, arorangi Olearia megalophylla Olearia megalophylla Olearia megalophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a shrub to 2 metre high with scattered leaves. These are dark green above and woolly underneath and are 20 to 120 mm long and 6 to 28 mm wide. The flowerheads have 5 to 9 white ray florets and 9 to 14 yellow disc... - large-leaf daisy-bush Olearia microphylla Olearia microphylla Olearia microphylla, commonly known as the small-leaved daisy bush, is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family. It gained its current name in 1916.... - small-leaf daisy-bush Olearia moschata Olearia myrsinoides - blush daisy-bush, silky daisy-bush Olearia nernstii Olearia nummulariifolia Olearia obcordata Olearia odorata Olearia oporina Olearia pachyphylla Olearia paniculata Olearia pannosa - velvet daisy-bush Olearia persoonioides Olearia phlogopappa Olearia phlogopappa Olearia phlogopappa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It occurs in open forest, woodland, heath and coastal shrubland in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.-Description:... - dusty daisy-bush Olearia pimeleoides Olearia pimeleoides Olearia pimeleoides, commonly known as Pimelea Daisy-bush, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It occurs in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.... - pimelea daisy-bush Olearia pinifolia Olearia polita Olearia polita Olearia polita is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is found only in New Zealand.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007.... Olearia quercifolia -oak-leaved daisy-bush Olearia ramulosa Olearia ramulosa Olearia ramulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It occurs in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.... - twiggy daisy-bush Olearia rani Olearia rani Olearia rani, or Heketara as it is known in Maori is a common small forest tree of New Zealand. It grows in lowland forest throughout the North Island and in the northern half of the South Island.... – heketara Olearia rotundifolia Olearia semidentata Olearia solandri Olearia speciosa - Netted daisy-bush Olearia stuartii Olearia stuartii Olearia stuartii is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family.It has an erect, branching habit and grows to between 40 and 90 cm high. The stems are woody and leaves are 10 to 25 mm long and 2 to 8 mm wide. The daisy-like flowerheads appear between June and September in the species... Olearia tasmanica Olearia teretifolia Olearia teretifolia Olearia teretifolia is an Australian plant in the genus Olearia. Its common name is cypress daisy bush.It is a light open shrub reaching a maximum height of 1.5m. Its rodlike leaves are about 6 mm long... - cypress daisy-bush Olearia tomentosa Olearia tomentosa Olearia tomentosa, commonly known as the toothed daisy bush, is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family.... - toothed daisy-bush Olearia traversii Olearia traversii Olearia traversiorum, the "Chatham Island akeake", or "Chatham Island tree daisy" is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is endemic on the Chatham Islands .It is also known under the synonym O. traversii... – Chatham Island akeake, Chatham Island tree-daisy Olearia virgata Olearia viscidula Olearia viscidula Olearia viscidula, commonly known as the sticky daisy bush, is a shrub or subshrub species in the Asteraceae family. It was named by George Bentham in his Flora Australiensis in 1867.... - sticky daisy-bush Olearia viscosa - viscid daisy-bush