Olearia solandri, commonly known as coastal daisy-bush[3] or coastal tree daisy, is a coastal shrub of New Zealand in the Asteraceae family.

Olearia solandri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Olearia
Species:
O. solandri
Binomial name
Olearia solandri

The plant has an upright, bushy stature, with leaves 5–8 mm long. O. solandri can grow into a small tree about four metres high.[4]

O. solandri was one of the first 350~ species collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander during the First voyage of James Cook.[5] The species was named after Daniel Solander.[6]

Distribution

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Endemic to the North Island and the northern parts of the South Island of New Zealand.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Olearia solandri Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ Hooker, J.D. (1864). Handbook of the New Zealand Flora. p. 128.
  3. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Olearia solandri". Hebe Society. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ^ ""Olearia solandri (Hook.f.) Hook.f."". Te Papa. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b ""Oleariea Solandri at New Zealand Plant Conservation Network"". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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