Olearia gardneri, commonly known as Gardner's tree daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3] It is found only in New Zealand. At one point it was ranked as New Zealand's rarest tree, with only 160 wild individuals known.[4]
Olearia gardneri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Olearia |
Species: | O. gardneri
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Binomial name | |
Olearia gardneri Heads
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References
edit- ^ "Oleari gardneri". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Olearia gardneri Factsheet" (PDF). Department of Conservation Southland Conservancy. May 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Rare plant discovered on Wairarapa farm". Radio New Zealand. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Dickison, Mike (8 January 2018). "Conservation Comment: Rare shrub needs love". NZ Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
edit- Olearia gardneri discussed in RNZ Critter of the Week, 26 July 2019