Olearia cassiniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Olearia |
Species: | O. cassiniae
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Binomial name | |
Olearia cassiniae | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Olearia cassiniae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.7–1.8 m (2 ft 4 in – 5 ft 11 in) and produces white daisy-like inflorescences, mostly between February and April. [2] The species was first formally described in 1865 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Aster cassiniae in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by George Maxwell. [3] [4] In 1867, George Bentham changed the name to Olearia cassiniae in Flora Australiensis. [5] The specific epithet (cassiniae) is a reference to the genus Cassinia. [6]
This olearia grows on sand dunes or in wetlands in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [2]
Olearia cassiniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Olearia |
Species: | O. cassiniae
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Binomial name | |
Olearia cassiniae | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Olearia cassiniae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.7–1.8 m (2 ft 4 in – 5 ft 11 in) and produces white daisy-like inflorescences, mostly between February and April. [2] The species was first formally described in 1865 by Ferdinand von Mueller who gave it the name Aster cassiniae in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae from specimens collected by George Maxwell. [3] [4] In 1867, George Bentham changed the name to Olearia cassiniae in Flora Australiensis. [5] The specific epithet (cassiniae) is a reference to the genus Cassinia. [6]
This olearia grows on sand dunes or in wetlands in the Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest and Warren biogeographic regions of south-western Western Australia. It is listed as "not threatened" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [2]