Olearia revoluta
| 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 Benth.
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Olearia revoluta is a plant species in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, that is endemic to Western Australia.
Description[]
It is a shrub, erect and rounded in habit, attaining a height between 0.5–1.2 m (1 ft 8 in–3 ft 11 in). The inflorescence is white, flowering between May and November.[1]
Olearia revoluta occurs in sand over sandstone, on the sandplains toward Geraldton and beyond Esperance in Western Australia.
Taxonomy[]
The name was first described by George Bentham in the Flora Australiensis (1867).[1][2] The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) notes this name is also misapplied to Olearia ramulosa (Labill.) Benth.[3]
Ecology[]
The seeds are harvested by the western rosella subspecies Platycercus icterotis icterotis.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Olearia revoluta". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- ^ Bentham, G. (1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3
- ^ "Olearia revoluta Benth. (misapplied to Olearia ramulosa)". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Johnstone, R.E.; Storr, G.M. (1998). (ed.). Handbook of Western Australian birds. v.1 — non passerines. Perth: Western Australian Museum. p. 301. ISBN 978-0730712084.
Categories:
- Olearia
- Endemic flora of Western Australia
- Asterales of Australia