Olearia cassiniae
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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. cassiniae
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| Olearia cassiniae | |
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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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Olearia cassiniae". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Olearia cassiniae". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Aster cassiniae". APNI. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ von Mueller, Ferdinand (1865). Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 5. Melbourne: Victorian Government Printer. p. 68. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Olearia cassiniae". APNI. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 159. ISBN 9780958034180.